We design, test, and scale financial innovations that make nature a driver of economic stability, inclusive development, and resilient sovereign finance.
The challenge
To break the cycle of ecological degradation, debt distress, and economic instability, countries must attract public and private investment in nature at scale. This means recognising the value of nature as a resilience asset, transforming the way capital flows, and expanding access to fairer, more affordable financing for sustainable development.
Our Nature as a Shock Absorber report shows that investing in healthy ecosystems delivers quantifiable and financially material benefits that can mitigate sovereign risk and support resilient economic growth — clear evidence that investing in nature is an economic and ecological imperative.
Our approach
NatureFinance partners with governments and market actors to demonstrate the economic value of ecosystems and translate that value into more affordable financing, credit fundamentals, and resilience outcomes.
The Innovative Finance for Nature Lab supports pilots across Africa, Latin America, and Asia that embed the value of biodiversity and ecosystem services into public finance, investment policy, and inclusive governance, building the case for nature as a resilience asset.
Through the Sustainable Sovereign Debt Hub, we engage market actors and policymakers to scale performance-based instruments and credit enhancement solutions that accelerate resilience-enhancing financing and drive investment toward nature protection and restoration.
