50 Investible Opportunities for a New Nature Economy 2026

Each archetype presents key differences: How appropriate are they for different types of organizations? What are the unique barriers to scale? Which financial instruments are best suited to support them? The analysis below focuses on instruments directly intended for financial institutions and shows broad applicability across different instruments and their associated financiers and investors (see Figure 6). Focus of financing and de-risking mechanisms FIGURE 6 Focus of this report Asset managers InsurersAsset managers Commercial banks Philanthropic financeProven opportunities which are already working at scale with consistent cashflows; require large amounts of capital Solutions that support de-risk or aggregate investments, but do not raise or deploy capital on their ownCommercially ready opportunities which need more flexible terms; can be aggregated into portfolios as they grow Solutions which support unlocking mainstream capital at scale to pay for verified nature outcomes or de-risk early markets Earlier-stage of fast-growing opportunities where financing supports rapid market entry and scale before cashflows are fully stableBonds De-risking OtherLoans Equity Public finance and grants ESG / Impact funds Re-insurersESG / Impact funds Development finance institutions ESG / Impact fundsDevelopment finance institutions Development finance institutions Development finance institutionsPrivate equity funds Institutional funds Corporate buyersVenture capital funds Development finance institutions Public agenciesTypical characteristics Typical characteristicsExample capital providers Example capital providers Out of scope for this report Solutions which reduce risk for early- stage or non-revenue projects, and support market enablers 50 Investible Opportunities for a New Nature Economy 16