Sustainable Communities
Nature is not just worth saving for its own sake; it is also a high-value asset that can generate long-term returns for people, economies, and the climate. The question is not whether these forests are valuable, but whether existing systems recognize and reward that value before it is lost.
Our premise
Conservation efforts that ignore local social and economic realities rarely endure. A socio-ecological approach treats forests and communities as one system, aligning incentives so that keeping the forest standing is more profitable and resilient than extracting it. By strengthening this alignment, investors and funders can help convert ecological wealth into stable, diversified income streams for local stakeholders.
Our approach
Engage local communities: When communities see tangible benefits—from livelihoods to cultural continuity—they become committed stewards of the forest rather than reluctant bystanders.
Align public-sector incentives: Policy-makers and officials are more likely to prioritize conservation when sustainable revenue, risk reduction, and development goals are tied to an intact forest rather than short-term extraction.
Tackle critical threats: Targeted interventions address illegal logging, resource extraction, and poaching, which are among the main drivers of biodiversity loss and asset degradation in Central African forests.
Dja Faunal Reserve focus
The Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroon is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, yet it faces escalating pressures from illegal logging, poaching, and surrounding agribusiness and infrastructure expansion. Despite its largely intact forest cover, the biological and social value of Dja is eroding where benefits do not reach local people or governing institutions.
What funding enables
In Dja and across the Congo Basin, your capital supports relationship-building with communities and government agencies, co-designed livelihood and conservation models, and pipeline development for sustainable investments that depend on a healthy forest. The goal is a self-reinforcing system where conserving the forest’s ecological integrity secures long-term value for its stakeholders, while reducing exposure to reputational, climatic, and regulatory risks for funders and investors.
