Conservation International

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Conservation International uses science, policy and partnerships to protect the nature that people rely on for food, fresh water and livelihoods. Alongside dozens of local and global partners, CI’s Conservation Finance Division finds innovative and lasting ways to keep forests standing, waters flowing and habitats intact, all the while empowering local communities and improving livelihoods. In the last decade, CI has raised and deployed with partners over $500 million using a range of investment vehicles, including trust funds for protected areas, conservation agreements to benefit local communities and a diverse mix of grants, loans and bonds

Conservation International Ventures LLC

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Conservation International Ventures LLC, an impact investing vehicle managed by Conservation International, provides financing to small businesses with big environmental solutions that operate in the most important areas for people and nature.

In the past year, Conservation International Ventures and our co-financing partners disbursed more than $9 million to four companies spanning different sectors (from agroforestry to sustainable aquaculture) and different geographies but facing a common challenge: They operate in globally significant conservation areas but are too small or early-stage to access commercial financing, effectively limiting their growth and financial sustainability.

Over the next decade, CI Ventures plans to execute 100 deals totaling $30 million — with an additional $200 million planned from co-financing and private-sector capital — resulting in improved management of 1.2 million acres of land and sea and the creation of 2,000 jobs.