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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

Our Impact Report is Live

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

Apr 151 min read

Together We Thrive: AIV and Ecotierra Make First Investment in Brazil

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.

Feb 103 min read

Together We Thrive: AIV Hits the Ground Running on the UK PACT Project

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.

Sep 4, 20253 min read