At the nexus of business and conservation

Dec 1

Our world can be an incredibly overwhelming place with its polarised politics, multitude of wars, over consumption and excess, not to mention global warming, extreme weather events and collapsing ecosystems. All of this doom and gloom suffocates us; it threatens our happiness and, ultimately, our survival. It increasingly feels like we will be leaving behind a badly damaged and severely degraded world for our children and grandchildren to inherit.

Although confronted by enormous challenges, there are reasons to remain positive and optimistic… Extraordinary individuals, selfless leaders, purposeful companies, impactful organisations, and forward-looking nations that are developing cross-cutting solutions and charting a sustainable path forward.

Created with this same ethos and culture in mind, Natural Capital has an impact-driven and investor-focused approach to conservation that is augmentative and collaborative. Working together with governments, corporates, local communities and NGOs, we recognise that everyone has an important role to play in conserving Africa’s critical wilderness areas for generations to come. Nowhere is this conservation challenge and need more acute than in the buffer zones and migration corridors that connect national parks and bind large conservation landscapes together.

Empowered by impact investors and operating at the nexus of business and conservation, we partner with philanthropic investors seeking purpose: individuals, foundations and companies who share our desire to secure and sustainably develop these at-risk conservation landscapes for the benefit of people and wildlife. But this is no altruistic endeavour; Natural Capital espouses a business model for conservation that secures these valuable wilderness areas on behalf of like-minded investors and prioritises job creation and sustainable income generation under a win-win approach for long-term sustainability.

Find out more about what inspired us to create Natural Capital through our “In one minute” series below and why we believe this approach will help to overcome the current $250 billion annual environmental funding gap.