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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.

AIV welcomes its first faith‑based investors as the Congregation of Bon Secours of Paris and Bon Secours Mercy Health join the Amazonia Impact Fund I. Their commitment strengthens climate action, supports underserved communities and reflects a growing global movement to align capital with mission‑driven impact.

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.

Trimtab has joined the Amazonia Impact Fund I as an investor in a new series of commitments, backing AIV’s work across the Amazon’s bioeconomy. The impact‑first firm invests in markets conventional finance struggles to reach, supporting cooperatives, mid‑chain actors and Indigenous producers entering formal finance for the first time. Trimtab’s catalytic and senior tranches signal confidence in the viability of nature‑based value networks.

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.

Amazonia Impact Ventures’ latest Impact Report highlights a year of meaningful progress in strengthening the Amazon bioeconomy. Through impact‑linked finance, community partnerships, and nature‑based solutions, AIV supported more than 5,130 smallholder farmers, deployed 42 impact‑linked loans, and placed over 200,000 hectares under sustainable management. The report showcases how inclusive finance is driving climate resilience, biodiversity protection, and improved livelihood

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.

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.

Aguaje, the Amazon’s “Tree of Life”, sustains wetlands, wildlife and thousands of women who depend on its fruit, fibres and oil. As global demand grows, sustainable harvesting and impact investment are strengthening value chains, improving livelihoods and conserving carbon‑dense forests. Aguaje shows how ecology, culture and commerce can thrive together. Aguaje is a cornerstone of the Amazon bioeconomy, supporting women’s livelihoods, healthy wetlands and a fast‑growing globa

AIV has entered Brazil with a landmark investment, financing Ecotierra’s participation in the Roraima Carbon initiative alongside Courageous Land. The partnership marks a significant step in AIV’s mission to build community‑centred forest economies in the Brazilian Amazon, supporting regenerative agroforestry, carbon sequestration, and long‑term climate resilience. By backing Ecotierra’s entry into the project, AIV is helping scale a model that restores soils and lives.

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.

Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV) recognises its 2025 supporters and investors, including a mid‑year capital injection from Working Capital for Community Needs (WCCN), a pioneering US social impact fund that has channelled over $160M into microfinance and services for low‑income entrepreneurs in Latin America. Their backing helps AIV expand impact‑linked loans in the Amazonian bioeconomy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.