Why Isonde?

Conservation finance in Africa is often fragmented, underfunded, and disconnected from the realities on the ground. Communities and local organisations are sidelined by inequitable funding models. Isonde exists to shift this paradigm – empowering local actors, aligning with national and global goals, and structuring finance mechanisms and opportunities that prioritises both people and planet.

The Isonde partnership brings regional insight, ecological science, governance innovation, and environmental finance expertise together for nature, communities & economics.

Our Approach

Isonde reinforces – not replaces – local leadership. We blend financial, legal, ecological, and governance tools to ensure nature finance works effectively and equitably.

Key elements of our approach include:

  • Landscape ecology and impact planning framework that prioritises outcomes for nature

  • Ground-up capacity support for grassroots organisations, including a unique financial support framework

  • Blended finance model development and deployment, linking finance instruments to nature

  • Innovative legal frameworks and insights to protect natural capital, and its stewards

  • Sophisticated ecology, financial, risk, and landscape modelling skills to guide investment and support investment modelling

  • Matchmaking between funders, delivery partners, and government priorities

  • Continuous presence in landscapes to build trust and context-specific solutions

  • Responsive oversight and performance support

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