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Bankable Nature Solutions
What we’re doing
Human wellbeing and development depend on nature and healthy ecosystems
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a blueprint for a sustainable future by 2030. Yet a persistent $2.5 trillion annual financing gap stands in the way of achieving them.
And a total investment in nature of $8.1 trillion is required between now and 2050 to tackle climate change and nature loss. This means tripling annual investments in nature-based solutions by 2030 and quadrupling them by 2050, from current investments of around $133 billion.
Government and philanthropic funding alone cannot close the funding gap - but estimates suggest that through new positive impact enterprise, the private sector could deliver more than half of the funding needed to achieve the SDGs.
Conservation and nature-based solutions represent a massive opportunity. Working with companies, financial institutions and local stakeholders, we can develop Bankable Nature Solutions (BNS) which reduce pressure on ecosystems, drive resilience and sustainability for both people and nature, and generate financial return for communities and investors.
That’s why WWF is initiating bankable projects across an increasing number of landscapes. And working through partnership programmes such as Mobilising More for Climate (MoMo4C), the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD), the Landscapes Resilience Fund (LRF), the Nature based Solutions Accelerator (NbSA), WWF Impact, and others, we are helping catalyse bankable projects around the world.
And a total investment in nature of $8.1 trillion is required between now and 2050 to tackle climate change and nature loss. This means tripling annual investments in nature-based solutions by 2030 and quadrupling them by 2050, from current investments of around $133 billion.
Government and philanthropic funding alone cannot close the funding gap - but estimates suggest that through new positive impact enterprise, the private sector could deliver more than half of the funding needed to achieve the SDGs.
Conservation and nature-based solutions represent a massive opportunity. Working with companies, financial institutions and local stakeholders, we can develop Bankable Nature Solutions (BNS) which reduce pressure on ecosystems, drive resilience and sustainability for both people and nature, and generate financial return for communities and investors.
That’s why WWF is initiating bankable projects across an increasing number of landscapes. And working through partnership programmes such as Mobilising More for Climate (MoMo4C), the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD), the Landscapes Resilience Fund (LRF), the Nature based Solutions Accelerator (NbSA), WWF Impact, and others, we are helping catalyse bankable projects around the world.
Get in touch to find out more about collaborating and partnering with us.
Bankable Nature Solutions: Blueprint from across the globe.
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Why do we need Bankable Nature Solutions?
Around the world, land use change, deforestation, and agricultural intensification are driving climate breakdown, ecosystem degradation, and nature loss.
The most vulnerable people and communities in society are particularly badly affected because they rely on natural resources for their livelihoods.
While many financial institutions, development agencies, and companies are looking for ways to catalyse private investment in nature, conservation projects appear relatively unattractive due to limited availabillity of large-scale, liquid investment opportunities, non-transparent risks, relatively low returns, and long time horizons.
Bankable Nature Solutions (BNS) offer a solution - through creating financially viable projects which support the development of more resilient, sustainable landscapes and economies. And their bankability helps accelerate scaling and replication, realising large-scale positive impact for nature and people.
The most vulnerable people and communities in society are particularly badly affected because they rely on natural resources for their livelihoods.
While many financial institutions, development agencies, and companies are looking for ways to catalyse private investment in nature, conservation projects appear relatively unattractive due to limited availabillity of large-scale, liquid investment opportunities, non-transparent risks, relatively low returns, and long time horizons.
Bankable Nature Solutions (BNS) offer a solution - through creating financially viable projects which support the development of more resilient, sustainable landscapes and economies. And their bankability helps accelerate scaling and replication, realising large-scale positive impact for nature and people.
WWF engagement with BNS Funds and Facilities
WWF works with private sector and financial institutions to develop and deploy origination and technical assistance facilities and impact investment funds tailored to different sectors, themes and project maturity stages. Some examples are shown above.
Among other roles, WWF can act as an advisor, conservation partner, landscape coordinator, service provider, convener and facilitator.
The map above shows countries in which WWF’s BNS programme is active through WWF-linked funds and facilities.
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Bankable Nature Solutions Case Studies
Get to know some of our work across the globe and the types of project we support:
- Chanzi - Alternative protein production (insect proteins) in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, and Zambia
- Cinch – Sustainable agriculture in Kenya
- Colorquimica - Sustainable agriculture (natural colourants) in Colombia
- Koa - Sustainable agriculture (cocoa pulp products) in Ghana
- Financoop – Sustainable agriculture and green financial services in Ecuador
- Forest Africa Zambia - Sustainable forest management (wild fruits products) in Zambia
- Minh Phu – Sustainable agriculture and aquaculture in Vietnam
- Wuchi Wami – Sustainable agriculture, apiculture and forests in Zambia
Resources on Bankable Nature Solutions
- Investing in Nature: bankable solutions to the climate and nature crisis
- Introducing The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development
- Landscape Resilience Fund - This fund helps farmers adapt to climate change
- Bankable Nature Solutions – Sustainable Rattan Production in Vietnam
- Bankable Nature Solutions - Forest Landscape Restoration in Uganda
- The DFCD Scalable Climate Solutions Challenge Final at COP26
- DFCD Challenge Landscapes - Kenya
- DFCD Challenge Landscapes - Bangladesh
- DFCD Challenge Landscapes - Uganda
- DFCD Challenge Project - Mandulis
- Financing Nature-Based Solutions in Southeast Asia - a report by Terranomics for WWF and IKI - August 2024
- Attracting Private Investment for Sustainable Landscapes: A Guide - Guide developed by WWF and IDH 2021
- Common Success Factors for Bankable Nature-Based Solutions - A review of current financing barriers and how to overcome these by WWF and South Pole 2022
- Nature Based Solutions – a Review of Current Financing Barriers and How to Overcome These - Report by WWF and Terranomics 2022
- Interlinkages between REDD+ and FLR: Identifying Synergies for a Combined Approach - Report by WWF 2022
- Support agroforestry adoption for climate-smart landscapes - Report by Tropenbos International 2023
- Financing Green: Unlocking Finance for Nature and People - Green Financial Solutions ACAI Brochure 2023
- Bankable Nature Solutions and New Generation Plantations Peer to Peer Talks - Quarterly calls for project deep dives with a community of practitioners
- Bankable Nature Solutions Academy - "Unlocking Private Sector Potential to Invest in Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems" - E-learning platform co-developed by WWF Freshwater Practice, Ramsar and Danone
- Green Entrepreneurship Course - Self-paced online course on ‘Learning for Nature’ e-learning platform developed by UN Development Programme
- Developing bankable business plans - Guide by UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation Blueprints - Conservation Investment Blueprints
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