Development finance

A Rainforest Foundation Norway and the Rights and Resources Initiative report reveals declining financial support to strengthen tenure rights for indigenous people.

The New York-based impact investor said the initiative is the first to bring together public, private, and philanthropic partners to support a model that delivers electricity to local communities.

FSD Africa has partnered with the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation on a programme to help African governments unlock fiscal space for sustainable development and climate action.

The head of impact at SNIB discusses the motivations for setting up a development bank dedicated to directing capital to respond to Scotland’s economic, social and environmental challenges.

Rance Timber manages 14,000 hectares of pine plantations of which more than 40% is made up of protected indigenous forests, grasslands, riparian zones and other vegetation types to improve biodiversity and water quality.

The funding will support the roll-out of mini-grids powered by clean and affordable energy sources across the West-African country, where 90 million people have no access to electricity.   

The commitment will allow Planting Naturals to grow its operations and boost incomes and livelihoods for its growing network of farmers in the West-Africa country.

Finland’s development finance institution aims to mobilise private capital to fund critical digital infrastructure projects and boost inclusive growth in emerging markets.

The Japanese development bank joins founding partner KfW as an investor in the fund, which provides loans to SMEs exporting from emerging Asia and Africa.

The investment was made into Asterion-owned AMP Clean Energy to support the next phase of the company’s growth and decarbonisation strategy.