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Having mobilized sustainable financing for Nature-based Solutions & conservation in 40+ countries with partners such as UNDP, WWF, and the World Bank, our team has the expertise and global presence to support your project needs.

Step 1: Ecosystem & Climate Strategy Design

We develop green strategies with international, national, and regional clients, collaborating with stakeholders across governments, NGOs, the private sector and local communities to ensure strategies are both transformational and grounded with the relevant context.

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Fund your conservation projects.

We build funding proposals & ​

mobilize sustainable finance ​to help you reach your goals.

For Non-profit

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Be a leader in a sustainable world.

We guide you on your climate journey to measure, reduce and offset your carbon footprint.

For Companies

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Maximize your impact.

We identify and structure green investment opportunities to help you combine profitability with sustainability.

For Investors

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Fund your conservation projects.

We build funding proposals & ​

mobilize sustainable finance ​to help you reach your goals.

For Non-profit

PPP -1_edited.jpg

Be a leader in a sustainable world.

We guide you on your climate journey to measure, reduce and offset your carbon footprint.

For Companies

Closeup of coffee fruit in coffee farm a

Maximize your impact.

We identify green investment opportunities to help you combine profitability with sustainability.

For Investors

OUR SERVICES

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For Non-Profit

Fund your conservation projects.​

We build funding proposals & ​

mobilize sustainable finance ​to help you reach your goals.

PPP -1_edited.jpg

For Companies

Be a leader in a sustainable world.​

We guide you on your climate journey to measure, reduce, and offset your carbon footprint.

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For Investors

Maximize your impact.

We identify and structure​ green investment opportunities ​to help you combine ​profitability with sustainability.

We are guided by our conviction to mitigate climate change and drastically reduce the degradation of ecosystems & biodiversity.

 

We believe that this can only happen if we take into account the needs & priorities of governments, communities & the private sector. So we aim to find solutions where environmental conservation simultaneously leads to improved human well-being & attractive economic opportunities.

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We develop ecosystem & climate policies for governments & the private sector

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We turn policies into investment strategies funding proposals

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We mobilize sustainable finance to help companies in greening their supply chains

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We provide strategic & technical assistance during project planning & implementation

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We help monitor, report on & evaluate corresponding impacts & results

This way, we engage agents of land use change & conservation, work with them to systematically address the drivers of environmental degradation & contribute to green economic alternatives.

This creates viable pathways for sustainable development that benefit from intact ecosystems.

REFORMING SUBSIDIES THAT IMPACT BIODIVERSITY

REFORMING SUBSIDIES THAT IMPACT BIODIVERSITY

For UNDP / BIOFIN South Africa, Natural Strategies develops proposals to reform economic incentives impacting biodiversity in South Africa.

FUNDING PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT

FUNDING PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT

For UNDP / BIOFIN Cambodia, Natural Strategies develops an action-focused sustainable finance plan for protected area management in Cambodia.

UN DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

UN DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

Natural Strategies develops the UNEP & FAO full-scale funding proposal for the project ‘Leading the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030’.

FINANCING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS

FINANCING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS

Natural Strategies identifies capitalization options for Nature-based Solutions in Spain, Greece, Tunisia and Morocco for the MAVA Foundation.

MOBILIZING FINANCE FOR BIODIVERSITY

MOBILIZING FINANCE FOR BIODIVERSITY

In support of BirdLife International, Natural Strategies develops a country-wide sustainable finance plan for protected areas and biodiversity in São Tomé & Príncipe.

CREATING PROTECTED AREAS FINANCE PLAN

CREATING PROTECTED AREAS FINANCE PLAN

Natural Strategies develops a country-wide finance and investment plan for protected areas in Papua New Guinea. In support of UNDP, we identify sources of conventional and innovative finance to generate revenues for the sustainable management of the country's biodiversity.

ACCELERATING PRIVATE IMPACT INVESTMENTS

ACCELERATING PRIVATE IMPACT INVESTMENTS

Natural Strategies supports a leading private sector impact investor in identifying and assessing the sustainability of potential investments globally, to maximize environmental and social impacts.

UNLOCKING FINANCE FOR AGRO-FORESTRY

UNLOCKING FINANCE FOR AGRO-FORESTRY

UNEP will set up a Seed Capital Assistance Facility to unlock private investments for forest and landscape restoration. Natural Strategies develops UNEP's funding proposal to BMU IKI.

EVALUATING INVESTMENT READINESS

EVALUATING INVESTMENT READINESS

Natural Strategies supports Conservation International in phase I of its Forest Finance and Investment Incubator (FFII). The FFII aims to increase investments into forest and land-use projects that contribute to national climate goals in ten countries globally.

ANALYZING BENEFIT SHARING MECHANISMS

ANALYZING BENEFIT SHARING MECHANISMS

Natural Strategies conducts a comparative analysis on benefit sharing under REDD+ globally. In support of the WWF Climate and Forests team, we assess lessons learned and best practices on the design, implementation and scale up of REDD+ benefit sharing.

CONSERVING THE CONGO BASIN

CONSERVING THE CONGO BASIN

In support of the WWF Landscape Finance Lab, Natural Strategies mobilizes sustainable investments to conserve Central Africa’s rainforests.

STRENGTHENING CLIMATE CHANGE  ENGAGEMENT IN DRC

STRENGTHENING CLIMATE CHANGE ENGAGEMENT IN DRC

Natural Strategies supports GIZ in the Democratic Republic of Congo to mainstream climate change into their development portfolio. Through this, we seek to strengthen GIZ's strategic approach to climate change in DRC while identifying concrete climate finance opportunities.

BUILDING PPPs FOR FORESTS

BUILDING PPPs FOR FORESTS

Natural Strategies supports the EU REDD Facility on a public-private partnership strategy to reduce deforestation. The partnerships seek to enable investments in sustainable commodity production in developing countries.

PROTECTING THE WORLD'S TOP WETLANDS

PROTECTING THE WORLD'S TOP WETLANDS

In support of the WWF Landscape Finance Lab, Natural Strategies mobilizes finance for landscapes programmes in Paraguay and Zambia, to preserve some of the world's critical wetlands.

ENABLING GREEN FINANCE

ENABLING GREEN FINANCE

The Paris Agreement calls for action to green the financial system. Natural Strategies, in collaboration with the Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Centre, analyzes the enabling environment for green finance in Spain to contribute to the <2-degree target of the Paris Agreement.

MOBILIZING GCF FUNDS FOR GALAPAGOS

MOBILIZING GCF FUNDS FOR GALAPAGOS

This project, implemented by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will identify measures to support the Galápagos Islands' adaptation to climate change. Natural Strategies helps turn these measures into two concept notes for the Green Climate Fund.

ANALYZING DEFORESTATION IN GUYANA

ANALYZING DEFORESTATION IN GUYANA

In a team of international consultants, Natural Strategies' Director Alexander Koch co-developed the draft strategic framework for the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of Guyana. Alexander led the section on the forest sector.

SUPPORTING THE REDD+ FUND IN DRC

SUPPORTING THE REDD+ FUND IN DRC

Natural Strategies supports the USD 200 million National REDD+ Fund of DRC (FONAREDD). We assess and strengthen REDD+ project proposals on a sectoral and landscape level that seek to reduce deforestation in DRC. The objective is to help FONAREDD make informed decisions on which proposals to fund - thereby advancing on its pathway towards conserving forests and biodiversity while supporting local livelihoods.

Helping access the GCF in 18 countries

Helping access the GCF in 18 countries

Natural Strategies' Director Alexander Koch helps 18 countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa access the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The objective is to enable countries to mobilize GCF funding for high impact projects in the forest, energy and agriculture sectors.

BUILDING A FUND FOR BIODIVERSITY

BUILDING A FUND FOR BIODIVERSITY

Natural Strategies’ Director Alexander Koch co-leads the establishment of a new international investment fund, Natural Capital, which aims to mobilize private sector finance for sustainable land use in developing countries.

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