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We work with the finance sector, government, academia, environmental NGOs and land managers to identify and unlock barriers to this mission, and act as a knowledge hub on private investment in nature to increase shared learning, best practices and investment appetite.
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Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT
Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT offers leases, mortgages and lines of credit to farmers in the US seeking to transition to organic farming. It buys conventional farmland and provides long-term lending to farmers, who then transition the land to organic farming. It also buys existing organic farmland for those who want to expand their existing operations. Currently, its portfolio has 100 farmland investments across 30,000 acres and 16 states, predominantly in the Midwest. It currently has around 650 investors. Some 75% are retail investors, and the remaining quarter come from family offices, foundations, and other institutional investors.
The Meloy Fund
The Meloy Fund was established to address the threat to marine biodiversity in coastal areas, and consequently local economies, by investing debt or equity into sustainable businesses that impact coastal ecosystems in Indonesia and the Philippines. The Fund invests in businesses along the value chain, such as seafood processing companies, aquaculture or mariculture farms, and relevant agricultural technologies. These have a ‘community margin’ impact that can either reduce costs or improve revenues for local fishery businesses. Its impact strategy seeks to reduce wider fishing pressures.
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