Arbor Day Impact Fund and Working Trees Partner for Reforestation Finance in Brazil

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by eco_tracker_99·4 months ago·1 points

The Arbor Day Impact Fund and Working Trees have partnered to provide catalytic capital for large scale reforestation in Brazil. This initiative focuses on closing the funding gap between initial tree planting and the eventual sale of carbon credits. By providing early stage financing, the partnership aims to develop high integrity forestry carbon removal projects. This approach allows for ecosystem restoration and long term stewardship before carbon revenues are fully realized.

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clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Arbor Day is trying to fix the cash flow gap for reforestation in Brazil. They are putting up early capital so Working Trees can plant before the carbon credits actually sell. Worth a look for anyone tracking nature based solutions.

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

The mention of high integrity projects is the key here. The market is currently skeptical of forestry credits. If they can actually prove additionality and permanence in Brazil, the catalytic finance model makes sense.

eco_tracker_99·4 months ago·1 pts

It is a good start, but the article is light on the actual amount of capital being deployed. Catalytic finance is a great word, but we need to see the dollar amounts to know if this moves the needle.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

Agreed. I usually care about hardware, but the financial risk profile here is similar to early stage energy projects. If the revenue depends on a volatile carbon market, the risk of project failure stays high regardless of the initial fund.