Althelia Climate Fund 1

The Fund, developed with the support of Conservation International (CI), has for investment objective to finance sustainable land-use and enterprise-based conservation of natural resources. The Fund generates revenues through purchase and distribution of both environmental assets (including carbon and payment-for-ecosystem services) and environmentally-certified, sustainably sourced commodities. The Fund has built its pipeline of investment opportunities over the last 3 years via its network of partners (including global and local NGOs, public sector entities, project developers, etc.) and secures distribution channels for produced assets through long term partnerships with public, private and civil society sectors.

Financial description

The Fund's investment objective is to finance transition towards sustainable land use and avoided deforestation in the form of result-based payments, using performance indicators indicators such as greenhouse gas emission reduction, conservation of forest, protection of biodiversity, economical development.
Investments will mainly take the form of purchase agreements and/or management agreements by which the Fund will commit capital against the long-term Payment for Ecosystem Services agreement. The Fund may also take equity stakes in one or more strategic partners which will provide the Fund with a significant competitive advantage such as, but not limited to, a proprietary deal flow or a differentiating route to market approach.