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The Selva Fund: finance and technical assistance to invest in bioeconomy activities, forest-based products and commodities value-chains for small and medium size enterprises
Details
Location:Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Status:Cancelled
Sectors:Environment & Climate, Private Sector & Trade, Financial Services & Audit
Languages:English
Contracting authority: Bamboo Capital Partners (Luxembourg)
Description
The Selva Fund
The Selva Fund is an open-ended fund that will provide finance and technical assistance to invest in bioeconomy activities, forest-based products and commodities value-chains for small and medium size enterprises. The bioeconomy activities are expected to contribute to the protection and restoration of the Amazon Forest whilst supporting sustainable livelihoods for local communities in the Amazon regions of Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. The fund structure has been designed to be part of a broader SDG Bond Program with 6 other blended finance impact funds and will seek to mobilize additional private finance through capital markets.
Project Details
GEF Project ID: 10937
Country: Regional
Implementing Agencies: Conservation International
Status: Concept Approved
Region: Regional
Executing Agencies: Bamboo Capital Partners
GEF Period: GEF - 7
Project Type: Full-size Project
Focal Areas:
Funding Source: GEF Trust Fund
Financials (USD)
| Co-financing Total | 77,000,000 |
| GEF Project Grant | 10,000,000 |
| GEF Agency Fees | 900,000 |
Timeline
| Received by GEF | 16 Mar 2022 |
| Concept Approved | 23 Jun 2022 |
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About the Funding Agency
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The GEF awards funding for initiatives involving biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, persistent organic pollutants, mercury, sustainable forest management, food security and sustainable cities. Thus far, the GEF has supported over 25,000 civil society and community initiatives in 135 countries through its Small Grants Program.
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- Commerce, retail/wholesale, and free trade mechanisms
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