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We’re thrilled to announce a major carbon transaction with Meta; one of the world's largest such deals to date. Meta will purchase 1.3 million nature-based carbon removal credits, with options on an additional 2.6 million credits through 2038, from our Latin American reforestation strategy. Blair Swedeen, Global Head of Net Zero and Sustainability at Meta, says about the deal: “BTG Pactual TIG and Conservation International, in their visionary collaboration, are setting a new bar for how sustainable forestry operations can deliver restoration of degraded land, while providing important economic opportunities for local communities. We are proud to support the bold impact strategy that TIG and CI have developed, which aligns with our own goals for our net zero program and for carbon markets broadly.” As part of the deal, Meta is making its forest monitoring technology available to help establish a rigorous baseline of existing forest cover for TIG’s Latin America reforestation strategy. This includes Meta’s work with World Resources Institute to map tree canopy height at a 1-meter resolution, allowing the detection of single trees at a global scale. All canopy height data and AI models are free and publicly available, including those used for this deal. More details on the transaction can be found in the press release below. Huge congratulations are due to all involved, including our colleagues at Meta and our collaborators at Conservation International. Getting deals of this magnitude across the line are an immense team effort, and we are grateful to everyone who has supported this effort along the way! Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eiaCh-ap BTG Pactual, M Sanjayan, Gerrity Lansing, Charlotte Kaiser, Mark Wishnie, Cedric Rhodes, Rodrigo Bandeira, Esben Brandi, Mitchell Kosches, Caitlin Clarke, David Duncan, Carlos Guerreiro, John Hamilton, Anita Keegan, Matheus Moura, Maria Clara Uquillas, David Cassels, Márcio Barbosa da Conceição, Cedric Rhodes, Nairam Filho, ELIEZER JOSÉ DE SANTANA, Filipe Pacetta, Mauricio Bianco, Rachel Biderman, Will Turner, Will McCarry, Melanie Janin, Jenny Parker, Daniela Raik, Lilian Vendrametto, Sebastião Venâncio Martins, Tracy Johns, Geoff Moore, Patrick Nease, Stacey Yip, Damian W.

#COP16 starts in two weeks in Cali. We're anticipating more private sector and civil society participation as the biodiversity and climate agendas increasingly converge. If you’ll be attending please reach out to Mark Wishnie and Caitlin Clarke, or come find them at one of the events below; we'd love to meet up to discuss all things #forests and #biodiversity. 📆 25 October: 11am-12.30pm - Mark will join Conservation International’s Patricia Zurita, Microsoft's Melanie Nakagawa, and Trellis Group's Theresa Lieb for a Keynote Panel at #Bloom24 “A $1 Billion Strategy to Protect and Restore Latin America's Natural Forests”   📆 25 October: 1:30pm-2.30pm - Caitlin will lead a roundtable discussion at #Bloom24 on “Operationalizing Nature-Positive Investment in Working Landscapes”   📆 26 October: 4.00pm-5.00pm - Caitlin will participate in a panel at the Global Environment Facility Partnership Pavilion organized by Ana Yang from Chatham House on “Connecting investors to the frontiers of the bioeconomy transition”   📆 27 October: 9.30am-10.30am - Mark will join a panel discussion with Miguel A. Moraes from re.green, Mauricio Bianco from Conservation International, and Ellen Jackowski from Mastercard at the Conservation International Pavilion on "Landscape Restoration: A Pathway to Biodiversity and Climate Resilience and Targets" 📆 29 October: 10:00am-11:00am - Mark will be speaking at the MDB Pavilion for an IFC - International Finance Corporation event on “Enhancing forestry value chains,” joining colleagues from Conservation International, Suzano, and Klabin

Charlotte Kaiser, our Head of Impact Finance, will be delivering a TED-style talk on the mainstage of The Global Impact Investing Network's Impact Forum on 23 October on how investments in climate-smart forestry can address the climate and biodiversity crises. Don’t miss this session if you’re attending the Forum this year, and please reach out if you’d like to meet up. Learn more about the agenda here: https://lnkd.in/ey96VRnf #ImpactInvesting #NaturalCapital #SustainableForestry #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #GIIN

BusinessGreen recently covered our announcement with Meta, which marks a major milestone in our shared commitment to climate action. Meta will be purchasing 1.3 million nature-based carbon removal credits from our Latin American reforestation strategy, with options for an additional 2.6 million credits through 2038. We're proud to partner with Meta to drive meaningful change and shape a more sustainable future. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ev7uuUAJ

We were pleased to sponsor Joao Aguiar's participation at the CANOPY Conference in Portland, Oregon this year. As a graduate student seeking to launch a career in impact investing, Joao gained invaluable insights from leaders in the forestry investment space. We’re glad to provide this small support for his journey and can't wait to see what Joao accomplishes next. Check out Joao's key takeaways from the conference below:

#ClimateWeekNYC is a wrap! Our team was all over the city last week attending meetings, speaking at events and catching up with clients and partners. It was great to see more investor interest and participation than ever before. Over the course of the week, we participated in many discussions on the role of blended finance in mobilizing #naturalclimatesolutions, we witnessed encouraging examples of capital being deployed at scale toward these solutions, and we saw many eyes turning to Latin America as we head toward #COP16 in Cali this month, and the Climate COP in Belém next year. See you in Colombia! FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank Conservation International Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Doris Duke Foundation Nature4Climate Forest & Climate Leaders' Partnership BTG Pactual ImpactAssets IFC - International Finance Corporation U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

With team members based across the South, we've been hearing firsthand accounts of the scale of the devastation brought by Hurricane Helene. While we are thankful that our folks are safe, we stand in solidarity with all those affected. As stewards of natural resources, we believe in the resilience of both people and nature, and are committed to supporting recovery efforts during these challenging times. For those willing and able, we encourage you to consider a donation. Here's a helpful resource from the New York Times on how to support on-the-ground recovery efforts.  https://lnkd.in/esNqARuF

On Monday of #ClimateWeekNYC, Gerrity Lansing spoke on a panel at the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. alongside fellow panelists Secretary Roberto Perosa, Mauricio Bianco, and Milena Lopez. Was great to see so much interest in opportunities to invest in reforestation projects in Brazil. Many thanks to Will Landers and Amadeu Ribeiro for the invitation to speak! 

📅 📣 EVENT REMINDER: Tomorrow TIG and The Nature Conservancy are hosting an event at the Doris Duke Foundation Treehouse from 3-4pm on structuring natural capital investments to meet the needs of institutional investors. Details below if you'd like to join us!