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In this space we share relevant articles and news related to our work in the Amazon with the recognition of promising initiatives. We are committed to innovation, knowledge and high-impact success stories.

Group of haversters and customers of Brazil Nuts visiting area of the Amazon Forest.

AIV to Lead UK-Funded Initiative to Transform Amazonian Value Chains

AIV is strengthening sustainable, market‑led value chains across the Amazon through private‑sector leadership, technical assistance and UK PACT support. The programme combines investment practice with deep field knowledge to help producer organisations adopt resilient, deforestation‑free models. By generating evidence‑based case studies and supporting Peru’s Bioeconomy Roadmap, the project aims to improve forest‑based livelihoods and position biodiversity‑based products in gl

Jul 92 min read

A group of eight participants stand in a training room in Junín, Peru, posing after an agroforestry workshop delivered by AIV. They are smiling, with workshop materials visible in the background.

Technical Assistance as Climate Action: Inside Workshops Promoted by AIV in Peru

Across Junín and Pasco, AIV is working with five coffee cooperatives to strengthen their technical capacity in climate‑smart agriculture. Through agroforestry workshops led by Henry S. and Verónica López de la Lama, cooperatives learn how to restore soils, diversify crops and reduce deforestation risk. These sessions form part of AIV’s mission to build resilient, low‑emission coffee systems and support producer organisations in leading their own sustainable transition.

Jul 72 min read

Event in London with producers and investors of the bioeconomy of Peru

Bioeconomy in Motion: Insights from London and Lima

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.

Feb 202 min read

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Grateful to Our Supporters and Investors

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.

Dec 29, 20251 min read

Graph in blue and red with the name Gratitude Notes related to the new content series of Amazonia Impact Ventures

Grateful to Our Ambassador in Peru

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.

Dec 22, 20251 min read