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Only 6% of investment capital in Latin America reaches women‑led businesses, despite women driving most of the region’s underserved market. At the GLI Forum LATAM 2026 in Lima, AIV highlights why gender equality is central to investing in the Amazon. With nearly 40% of our portfolio led by women, we’re committed to mobilising the capital needed to strengthen livelihoods and drive long‑term prosperity.

Amazonia Impact Ventures announces a new partnership with ASCART on the International Day for Biological Diversity. Led by forest steward Rosa Chávez, the association protects biodiversity in Tambopata while sustainably harvesting Brazil nuts. AIV’s investment strengthens their systems, resilience and long‑term forest stewardship.

Leaders from across Peru were recognised by the Ministry of the Environment for their contributions to conservation and sustainable development. The ceremony brought together awardees committed to protecting ecosystems and strengthening community‑led environmental action, highlighting the growing momentum for climate‑positive initiatives across the country.

AIV is on the ground in Zurich for Climate Week, engaging with investors shaping the next decade of climate and nature finance. We begin at the Momentum Summit, one of Europe’s highest‑signal environments for catalytic climate and nature investment, before joining two key sessions on the Amazonian bioeconomy and systemic capital. AIV looks forward to advancing conversations on nature‑positive, community‑rooted enterprises and connecting with partners.

AIV has expanded its long‑standing partnership with Sanchirio Palomar Cooperative through a new impact‑linked loan supporting production, processing and export of organic agroforestry coffee in Peru’s Junín region. The cooperative’s 630 members—one‑third women—combine high‑quality coffee with environmental stewardship, gender leadership and traceability aligned with EUDR requirements.

Day 2 at the Skoll World Forum has been energising, with Oxford buzzing as global leaders converge to accelerate impact. AIV’s Pajani Singah drew a full room, underscoring the rising demand for livelihood‑driven opportunities in the Amazon. As Earth Day approaches, the focus turns to capital’s role in shaping a just, green transition.

Oxford is alive this week as Amazonia Impact Ventures joins the Skoll World Forum to spotlight nature‑positive finance and community‑led conservation. With AIV leaders speaking across multiple sessions, including discussions on impact capital, Indigenous leadership, and regenerative value chains, we’re contributing grounded insights from the Amazon to global conversations on how people and planet can thrive together.

A 100% women‑led coffee cooperative from the Peruvian Amazon has reached a new milestone. CEMCAVIR has completed its first export shipment to Malongo in France, following years of investment and partnership with Amazonia Impact Ventures. Their progress reflects the power of women’s leadership and sustainable value chains in the Amazon.

Amazonia Impact Ventures held an initial conversation with the Fundação Amazônia Sustentável in Manaus, exploring early opportunities for collaboration on community‑led bioeconomy models in the Brazilian Amazon. The discussion highlighted FAS’s flagship pirarucu programme, a recognised example of how conservation, traditional knowledge and local income generation can reinforce one another across floodplain ecosystems.

Momentum Summit will redefining how climate and nature‑focused capital connects. As one of the first confirmed investors, Amazonia Impact Ventures will join an approval‑only room of 400 leaders in Zurich, where investors are prioritised, founders are matched by thesis, and more than €1bn in AUM is already represented. With no panels or pitch theatre, Momentum is built for what the sector needs most: disciplined conversations that move directly to second calls.

Amazonia Impact Ventures is carrying out a field mission across the Peruvian Amazon, meeting producer organisations, reviewing operations and working alongside partners to strengthen the pipeline for renewed and future investments. This on‑the‑ground engagement ensures every loan aligns with local priorities, cultural contexts and long‑term environmental outcomes.

Peru and the UK are strengthening their collaboration on the Amazon bioeconomy, and AIV contributed to two key events in London and Lima. From supporting Peruvian superfood producers entering UK markets to advancing Peru’s National Bioeconomy Strategy, AIV continues to back climate‑positive, biodiversity‑based value chains ready for global growth.

Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV) returned to BIOFACH2026 in Nuremberg, joining global investors, innovators, and mission‑driven businesses shaping the future of climate finance and sustainable agriculture. This year’s edition highlights India and brings renewed focus to regenerative farming, resilient supply chains, and the evolution of organic markets, all central to AIV’s investment thesis and long‑term strategy.

At Davos 2026, Pajani Singah, Investment Director and Co‑founder of Amazonia Impact Ventures, returned with a renewed urgency to mobilise capital for the Amazon. Conversations at Brazil House and across WEF sessions revealed a clear gap: while ideas and commitments are plentiful, funding that reaches frontline communities remains limited. From discussions with leading climate scientist Carlos Afonso Nobre to panels on regenerative jobs, Pajani underscored the essential role o

At Davos 2026, Amazonia Impact Ventures shows how nature‑positive finance turns pledges into projects: 42 impact‑linked loans, 5,200 smallholder farmers supported, and 200,000+ hectares under sustainable management. Connect with Investment Director Pajani Singah to explore co‑investment and scalable, community‑led forest protection.

We thank the Ambassador Gavin Cook’s tenure at the British Embassy in Lima for his vision, partnership, and a deep commitment to Peru and the Amazon. His leadership on green finance and the bioeconomy strengthened bilateral cooperation and helped advance UK PACT’s £1.18 million programme supporting biobusiness, trade, and sustainable forest management. He leaves a legacy that proves diplomacy can be both strategic and profoundly human.

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.

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.

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.