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Protect critical biomes while continuing to grow agricultural production
Proven business models are available to increate production yield and farmer incomes
Growing demand for deforestation-free products
Avoid further biodiversity loss, water, climate and social impacts
Upcoming regulatory changes in consumer counties, and investor expecations
The Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco regions of South America are food production centers and vital stores of carbon, water and biodiversity.
With the right approaches, all three biomes can be protected while continuing to grow agricultural production. The sustainable intensification of existing pasture can meet future demand for beef and leather while also freeing up land for soy and other agricultural products to expand without further conversion of natural habitat
IFACC is an initiative from the Tropical Forest Alliance, the Nature Conservancy and the United Nations Environment Programme.
We serve as the “go-to” team for banks, companies and investors seeking to expand innovative finance for deforestation/conversion-free soy, cattle, agroforestry, and non-timber forest products in these regions. We want to scale innovative financial mechanisms—including farm loan products, farmland investment funds, corporate debt instruments and capital markets offerings—and help farmers implement proven business models to supply the global market without further conversion of the Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco ecosystems.
IFACC experts
have deep relationships with local farmers, banks, supply chain companies and concessionary capital groups and work one-on-one with IFACC signatories to provide:
Market intelligence on products created
Intel on products created to date and lessons learned from these experiences
Connections with key stakeholders
Connections with producers, banks, traders, slaughterhouses, concessionary capital groups, emerging new finance facilities, institutional investors, and NGOs
Advice on environmental impact management
Design environmental standards of finance programs for impact, appropriate requirements, KPIs, and monitoring approaches
Access to our Knowledge Hub
Contains the leading research and information on the science, economics, and practice of innovative finance for beef and soy in the region