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From olive groves in Puglia to impact investing in the Amazon, AIV Advisor Mark Campanale shares a journey that blends heritage, finance and community resilience. In this candid conversation, he reflects on valuing nature, Indigenous rights, and reshaping capital through innovative models like revolving loans. His insights reveal how finance can empower communities, protect forests, and inspire a new vision for sustainable futures.

Immersed in the Andean Amazon, global and local leaders gathered to strengthen Peru’s impact investment ecosystem. From boat journeys along the Madre de Dios River to panels on conservation and finance, the event showcased how collaborative spaces can align biodiversity protection with sustainable economic growth.

Global forests are still in crisis — and the data shows precisely where ambition must rise. The Forest Declaration Assessment 2025 finds deforestation 63% above the 2030 pathway, finance flows far below pledges, restoration covering just 10.6M hectares, and livelihoods undermined by insecure rights and illegal deforestation. At Amazonia Impact Ventures, we see this as a roadmap: align capital, scale bioeconomy solutions, and empower communities to keep forests standing.

We’re at #3Space25 in London today! Come and meet Pajani Singah to learn about Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV)’s initiatives supporting sustainable finance for the Amazon forest. We look forward to connecting with innovators, investors, experts, and business leaders throughout the programme.

Can European capital help reshape the Amazon’s future? Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV) is pioneering financing models that link impact incentives to measurable sustainability targets, supporting 17 SMEs and ethical businesses across the region. Next week in London, Co‑founder Pajani Singah will present these solutions at the 3‑Space 2025 event, co‑hosted by Rothschild & Co, UpLink of the World Economic Forum, and Better Society Capital.

High in the Andes, the Amazon is born. As COP30 convenes in Belém, Amazonia Impact Ventures highlights the urgent need for climate finance to reach the Andean Amazon. Community‑led initiatives already protect forests, strengthen value chains, and prove that empowering local leadership delivers real impact for people and planet.

No alto dos Andes nasce a Amazônia, fonte de quase metade da água doce da floresta. Na COP30, a Amazonia Impact Ventures convoca líderes e investidores a direcionar financiamento climático para a região andina, fortalecendo comunidades locais e cadeias de valor que mantêm a floresta em pé.

Amazonia Impact Ventures will attend the CST & Investing Summit (10–13 Nov) in Washington, D.C., to advance Faith‑First blended finance for Amazon conservation and community wellbeing. AIV centres Indigenous leadership and women in the Amazon bioeconomy (32% Indigenous beneficiaries; 36% women). Sessions include Women Leading Impact and Finance for the Common Good, framed through a Well‑being Economy approach.

The UNEP 2025 report finds forest finance must rise from US$84bn (2023) to US$300bn by 2030, yet only 0.4% of funding targets Indigenous Peoples and local communities. AIV’s blended, impact‑linked finance model directly responds by de‑risking private capital for community‑led NTFP value chains and measurable forest protection.

Leadership networks accelerate decisions by giving members access to tested solutions and peer validation. Amazonia Impact Ventures announces co‑founder Pajani Singah’s membership of Meaningful Business, strengthening our partnership potential and commitment to nature‑positive finance in the Amazon.

Amazonia Impact Ventures is heading to San Francisco for our third year at SOCAP Global. This year’s focus on Climate and Nature‑based Solutions makes the gathering especially urgent — with 100 sessions, 2,000 participants, and 3,500+ meetings driving ideas, capital, and collaboration. Our Co‑Founder and Managing Director, Aldo Soto, will speak on the panel “Financing the Future of Nature – Biocultural Innovation at Scale”, exploring how regenerative finance can shape lasting

Part of our AIV team came together in London to celebrate milestones, welcome advisor Dieter Wittkowski, and set our sights on new impact opportunities across the Amazon.

Amazonia Impact Ventures proudly celebrates advisor Florian Kemmerich on the launch of On Vocation Guide: How to Align Your Purpose with Your Profession. More than a memoir, the book introduces seven practical pillars of “Vocating” — aligning career with purpose — and marks the beginning of a trilogy exploring how individuals, businesses, and capital can be guided by vocation.

At Biodiversity Week in Cali, Colombia, leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean came together for the first CEIBA Summit. Our Managing Director, Aldo Soto, joined the newly formed CEIBA Council — a high‑level platform designed to align leadership, finance, and technology around a shared goal: accelerating solutions to conserve biodiversity and reshape economic models in the region.

At Building Bridges 2025 in Geneva, Amazonia Impact Ventures highlights how finance can be a force for good. Through our CataCap campaign, we’re mobilising capital to support Indigenous livelihoods, protect Amazonian forests, and scale sustainable bio‑businesses.

Brazil’s announcement at NYC Climate Week of a USD 1 billion commitment to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility marks a turning point for the Amazon. By treating conservation as an investable asset, the initiative could spark a “club effect” — encouraging governments, funds and corporates to follow suit, and opening new pathways for impact investing in tropical forests.

Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV) is proud to join Climate Week NYC 2025, uniting with global leaders to protect the Amazon and advance climate solutions. Through our CataCap fundraising campaign, we’re inviting tax‑deductible contributions to expand our Technical Assistance Facility — empowering regenerative bio‑businesses to support local livelihoods, restore rainforest ecosystems, and scale sustainable operations.

Lands managed by Indigenous Peoples lose less tree cover, store more carbon, and sustain richer biodiversity. This week in London, Indigenous Business Week unites leaders from Latin America, Africa and Asia to advance fair trade and market access. Amazonia Impact Ventures is proud to attend, sharing our work financing Indigenous‑led cooperatives in the Amazon and linking them with ethical global buyers.

From Amazonian floodplains to global shelves, Camu Camu (Myrciaria dubia) is a tart, cherry‑sized berry with up to 60× the vitamin C of oranges. Harvested by canoe in nutrient‑rich waters, it sustains ecosystems and livelihoods. Through Coopay and Campodrim, Amazonia Impact Ventures turns this heritage fruit into high‑value exports, linking forest conservation with community prosperity.

Amazonia Impact Ventures has joined the UK PACT programme’s first field mission to Peru’s Amazon, launching a £1.18 million drive to strengthen value chains for non‑timber forest products such as aguaje and camu camu. On the ground in Ucayali, AIV met local bio‑businesses, assessed their financial needs and explored ways to connect sustainable forest enterprises with international markets.