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Resilient Amazon Nut: The Opportunity to Contribute to Climate Change Adaptation Through Green Finance
The Dutch Embassy's Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) for climate resilience encourages the mobilization of private capital in anchor companies and financial institutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation projects that benefit vulnerable communities and landscapes.
The various threats affecting our planet, such as deforestation and soil degradation, are increasing and these will have direct consequences on the benefits that nature provides us with, such as air, water, food, medicines, among others. Due to the significant population growth, it is estimated that by 2050, 9.7 billion people will generate significant pressure on the planet's food production and natural resources (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, 2021). In light of this scenario, it is urgent for private companies to transition towards sustainable business models that support both mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
In this context, the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) , a climate resilience initiative of the Dutch embassy, encourages the mobilization of private capital in anchor companies and financial entities towards climate change adaptation and mitigation projects that benefit vulnerable communities and landscapes. With the support of WWF, they aim to connect companies that can qualify for this fund and facilitate the implementation of pilot activities through technical advice. This helps reduce execution risks and ensures compliance with environmental safeguards. As a result, through the DFCD Origination Program, a non-reimbursable fund of up to 400,000 euros is offered to promote projects that can scale to attract further DFCD investment. Currently, the fund operates in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.
The Amazon nut, an emblematic value chain of Madre de Dios, has historically been a crucial source of income for local communities, but climate variability has generated significant challenges that impact production. In response to these challenges, WWF promotes the presentation of the fund to Amazon nut entrepreneurs in the region who have already started to understand the importance of transforming their business models towards sustainability.
“We are convinced that access to these impact funds will allow us to finance projects aimed at consolidating the new vision and business model that is being developed based on associativity in Madre de Dios, on the other hand will boost the competitiveness of this chain at all levels, generating benefits and sustainable development without comparison for the region, not only through the main product and its derivatives, but also through the use, generation of ecosystem services and others related to this activity,” added Rodrigo Coca, General Manager of the company Manutata.
Practices such as including small Brazil nut producers in their business models and respect for harvesting times are examples of how activities that mitigate and adapt to climate change are already being implemented within their production chain. "Valuing these factors is essential to positioning the Brazil nut from Madre de Dios as a high-value product, which improves the international standards of its production and export. This facilitates its eligibility for international funds that seek to invest in the climate resilience of the private sector," says Sara Cerdán, Officer for Nature-Based Finance Solutions at WWF Peru.
This action is part of a set of activities aimed at strengthening the financial capacities of national value chains through transformation, promoting the integration of sustainable practices that ensure the economic and ecological viability of this important sector. With the support of green finance from the DFCD, local companies have the opportunity to adapt to the challenges of climate change and contribute to the sustainable development of the region.
At WWF Peru we are committed to mobilizing processes of change that allow us to sustainably manage nature with the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities. To promote these changes, we have defined five key strategies, conceived in a synergistic manner, that seek to ensure the sustainable conservation of the landscapes where we work together and for the benefit of the population. This initiative belongs to strategy 3: Sustainable production chains linked to markets and financial mechanisms. To learn more, please visit: https://www.wwf.org.pe/en/our_work_/conservation_strategies_/
In this context, the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) , a climate resilience initiative of the Dutch embassy, encourages the mobilization of private capital in anchor companies and financial entities towards climate change adaptation and mitigation projects that benefit vulnerable communities and landscapes. With the support of WWF, they aim to connect companies that can qualify for this fund and facilitate the implementation of pilot activities through technical advice. This helps reduce execution risks and ensures compliance with environmental safeguards. As a result, through the DFCD Origination Program, a non-reimbursable fund of up to 400,000 euros is offered to promote projects that can scale to attract further DFCD investment. Currently, the fund operates in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.
The Amazon nut, an emblematic value chain of Madre de Dios, has historically been a crucial source of income for local communities, but climate variability has generated significant challenges that impact production. In response to these challenges, WWF promotes the presentation of the fund to Amazon nut entrepreneurs in the region who have already started to understand the importance of transforming their business models towards sustainability.
“We are convinced that access to these impact funds will allow us to finance projects aimed at consolidating the new vision and business model that is being developed based on associativity in Madre de Dios, on the other hand will boost the competitiveness of this chain at all levels, generating benefits and sustainable development without comparison for the region, not only through the main product and its derivatives, but also through the use, generation of ecosystem services and others related to this activity,” added Rodrigo Coca, General Manager of the company Manutata.
Practices such as including small Brazil nut producers in their business models and respect for harvesting times are examples of how activities that mitigate and adapt to climate change are already being implemented within their production chain. "Valuing these factors is essential to positioning the Brazil nut from Madre de Dios as a high-value product, which improves the international standards of its production and export. This facilitates its eligibility for international funds that seek to invest in the climate resilience of the private sector," says Sara Cerdán, Officer for Nature-Based Finance Solutions at WWF Peru.
This action is part of a set of activities aimed at strengthening the financial capacities of national value chains through transformation, promoting the integration of sustainable practices that ensure the economic and ecological viability of this important sector. With the support of green finance from the DFCD, local companies have the opportunity to adapt to the challenges of climate change and contribute to the sustainable development of the region.
At WWF Peru we are committed to mobilizing processes of change that allow us to sustainably manage nature with the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities. To promote these changes, we have defined five key strategies, conceived in a synergistic manner, that seek to ensure the sustainable conservation of the landscapes where we work together and for the benefit of the population. This initiative belongs to strategy 3: Sustainable production chains linked to markets and financial mechanisms. To learn more, please visit: https://www.wwf.org.pe/en/our_work_/conservation_strategies_/
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