Nature Finance - For Nature & Communities
“Isonde” – meaning 'Earth' in Bemba – is a strategic initiative co-founded by Alinea Network Organisation and the Forever Wild Initiative.
Based in Zambia, Isonde is purpose-built to unlock large-scale, high-integrity nature finance for impactful conservation and community outcomes across Southern Africa.
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Our Approach
We use the Forever Wild Initiative’s landscape ecology and impact framework, which integrates key functional and biodiversity elements into a unified whole.
The framework serves as the foundation for shaping investment pipelines and portfolios for nature.
We leverage catalytic funding to advance the Alinea Roots Finance Framework, working hand-in-hand with community-based partners to strengthen institutional resilience, expand access to finance, and promote sustainability through nature-based enterprise models
We partner with public, private, and institutional investors to streamline capital deployment, enhance transparency, and ensure genuine, measurable outcomes for nature and communities.