Why
The world’s blue and green forests are fundamental to life on Earth. They regulate and maintain global weather systems, carbon sequestration, the water cycle, and all life on the planet. From the tropics of the Amazon, the Congo and the Ganges, to the huge kelp and seagrass forests of the world’s oceans, our planet’s lungs are under threat.
What we fund
Nature Positive Projects
Project & Business Model Development
Project & Business Model Development
Conserving or restoring land and ocean forests and their biodiversity, supported or led by indigenous and local communities.
Project & Business Model Development
Project & Business Model Development
Project & Business Model Development
Funding project start-up costs, including robust and sustainable business models and technology strategies to underpin nature positive projects.
Verifying impact / Amplifying intent
The best science
The strongest networks
The strongest networks
Our Measurement, Reporting and Verification partner is University of Cambridge spin-out, Canopy PACT.
Using satellite imagery, cutting-edge AI and a digital platform for global forest conservation and restoration data, Canopy PACT has developed the world’s most transparent and rigorous way to qualify carbon removals, in the context of
Our Measurement, Reporting and Verification partner is University of Cambridge spin-out, Canopy PACT.
Using satellite imagery, cutting-edge AI and a digital platform for global forest conservation and restoration data, Canopy PACT has developed the world’s most transparent and rigorous way to qualify carbon removals, in the context of people and nature.
Every Darwin Fund project selection includes biodiversity, livelihood and social justice benefit analysis.
The strongest networks
The strongest networks
The strongest networks
We bring together some of the world’s leading zoologists, plant scientists, computer scientists and innovators, alongside the biggest names in international biodiversity conservation, underpinned by cutting-edge University of Cambridge research.
Creating a high-integrity market for nature means bringing together supply and demand, so we w
We bring together some of the world’s leading zoologists, plant scientists, computer scientists and innovators, alongside the biggest names in international biodiversity conservation, underpinned by cutting-edge University of Cambridge research.
Creating a high-integrity market for nature means bringing together supply and demand, so we work with global institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, banks and family offices to create a direct line of sight between great projects and investors.
The best returns
The strongest networks
The best returns
Our targeted, data-driven, approach is designed to optimise project funding for maximum impact.
Capable of delivering many multiples of the initial grant funding over the life of a project, every dollar donated will make a real difference to local and indigenous people and the real economy.
Building portfolios of projects and consortia of
Our targeted, data-driven, approach is designed to optimise project funding for maximum impact.
Capable of delivering many multiples of the initial grant funding over the life of a project, every dollar donated will make a real difference to local and indigenous people and the real economy.
Building portfolios of projects and consortia of investors will leverage funding still further, supporting positive systemic change and amplified impact for every donor.
Our team
Terry Tamminen | Co-Founder & Chair
Kristina Haddad | Executive Director – 7th Generation Advisors
Robin Daniels | Co-Founder & CEO
#1 in the “Top 50 People Who Can Save The Planet”. CEO of AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles. Former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency & Cabinet Secretary for the State of California. Previously CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.
Robin Daniels | Co-Founder & CEO
Kristina Haddad | Executive Director – 7th Generation Advisors
Robin Daniels | Co-Founder & CEO
Thirty-year track record of venture building, innovation and impact. Cross disciplinary, global private sector, leadership positions at Cambridge, UCL and London Business School. Green-tech founder, trustee and advisor across Europe, Latin America and Africa. Fellow, Wolfson College Cambridge.
Kristina Haddad | Executive Director – 7th Generation Advisors
Kristina Haddad | Executive Director – 7th Generation Advisors
Kristina Haddad | Executive Director – 7th Generation Advisors
Over 20 years’ experience in the non-profit sector. Served as COO and Program Director at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and Forest Program Director at the Environment Now Foundation.
Our Partners
