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2023 NatureVest Impact Report

A Celebration of Collaboration and Conservation

By Lauren Ferstandig, Managing Director, NatureVest | Last updated July 29, 2024

Managing Director, NatureVest
Lauren Ferstandig Managing Director, NatureVest

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Managing Director's Letter

I’m pleased to share with you the 2023 NatureVest Impact Report. For the fourth consecutive year, we are providing details of our key approaches and projects that are changing the way nature is valued.  

What’s Inside the Report?

  1. New Deals: Read about TNC’s latest impact investment projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, Gabon and Barbados to learn how, with the help of partners and investors, we are opening new avenues for conservation funding and impact.
  2. Conservation Updates: Explore the latest developments in our sustainable forestry, renewable energy and water and agriculture projects across the globe. From managing working forests to addressing human-wildlife conflict, and balancing economic output with biodiversity protection, we are seeing significant wins for conservation.
  3. Impact Management: “Where the Rubber Meets the Road”: Our very own Dr. Catherine (Cat) Burns delves into the power of partnerships and what it takes to manage and achieve durable outcomes for nature.
  4. Conservation Outcomes: Numbers tell the story. Here you can check out the methods and metrics we use and see our cumulative impact to date, from protected land and ocean areas to greenhouse gas emissions avoided.

We hope you find the report exciting and informative, inspiring you to think big about what else is possible. Impact Investing is just one tool that proves business and nature need not be at odds. Through informed and intelligent action and strategic investment, we can all contribute to a sustainable economy within a thriving environment.

This report reveals how TNC and private sector investors are working together to help reshape our economic landscape in favor of nature.
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TNC's Impact Investment portfolio represents $3.3 billion of committed impact capital. See our progress and outcomes in our latest report.

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