Impact investment management firms Triodos Investment Management and Fondaction Asset Management (FAM) announced the launch of Value Nature Fund I, a new closed-end natural capital fund aimed at transitioning farmland and forests to regenerative, closer-to-nature practices across North America and Europe. The new fund is being launched with a C$25 million (USD$18 million) commitment from […]
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Nature & Climate Perspective
**The €300 million Natural Capital Fund accelerates the deployment of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) by funneling institutional capital into high-integrity restoration and biodiversity conservation projects. **
- Prioritizes projects that enhance LULUCF (Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry) carbon sinks to achieve long-term sequestration goals.
- Integrates biodiversity net-gain metrics to move beyond monoculture reforestation, ensuring ecological resilience against climate volatility.
- Focuses on landscape-level restoration that addresses the nexus of water security, soil health, and atmospheric carbon removal.
Market & Policy Outlook
**This fund provides the financial liquidity required to meet the ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), specifically targeting additionality and permanence in a maturing carbon market. **
- Supports the transition toward Article 6.4 mechanisms by establishing high-integrity project pipelines that meet international compliance standards.
- Offers a scalable model for Scope 3 value chain interventions, allowing corporate investors to align with SBTi Net-Zero targets through direct investment in natural assets.
- Signals a shift in market pricing where natural capital credits are increasingly valued as premium 'high-integrity' assets rather than low-cost offsets.
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