Partner Profile

Silvania

Silvania is focused on investing in nature to mitigate climate change while delivering significant biodiversity and social benefits.

Location

Global

What does Silvania do?

Silvania is a nature and biodiversity investment vehicle, launched in 2023 and backed by Mercuria. It focuses on investing in various nature-based climate solutions, such as restoration, reforestation, conservation, and nature protection projects, as well as sustainable forestry and timberlands.

Silvania also supports technology and innovations derived from nature, invests in service providers and project developers in the conservation sector, and funds initiatives aimed at protecting marine and coastal ecosystems.

These investments are designed to mitigate climate change, support biodiversity, and generate social and economic benefits, all while contributing to the Paris Agreement and the UN 30×30 Initiative.

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What makes Silvania different from other conservation and environmental initiatives?

Silvania stands out for its in-house expertise in global carbon markets, investment capabilities, and boots-on-the-ground approach to project execution. It does not rely on third parties to structure deals, but operates independently, leveraging a team of specialists in finance, investment, legal, risk, and compliance.

This expertise enables us to navigate complex markets and jurisdictions while ensuring efficiency, transparency, and integrity of our projects. Additionally, Silvania is leveraging technologies like satellite imaging and remote sensing, which allows us to monitor and develop projects better.

Silvania takes a hands-on role in structuring, financing, and de-risking its projects, maintaining full control over execution to maximise impact. A key differentiator is our ability to engage with local communities, NGOs, and project developers. By deploying boots on the ground, Silvania not only strengthens local capabilities but also fosters meaningful partnerships that ensure long-term success and tangible benefits for local stakeholders.

Furthermore, Silvania has the ability to provide patient capital, offering upfront payments to communities and landowners. This financial commitment ensures stability and delivers immediate impact, reinforcing trust and long-term collaboration.

Finally, Silvania actively partners with top universities, research institutions, and global organisations such as the Villars Institute and the World Economic Forum. Such collaborations allow Silvania to leverage technologies like satellite imaging and remote sensing, enabling us to monitor and develop projects better.

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Which projects does Silvania currently focus on?

Silvania has already helped conserve 29 million hectares of land and continues to expand its impact across critical ecosystems worldwide.

The company focuses on forest restoration, carbon credits, sustainable forestry, and government-supported conservation incentives, ensuring long-term ecological and economic benefits.

Through strategic partnerships and direct investments, Silvania is actively working to combat deforestation, enhance carbon sequestration, and support local communities in preserving their natural resources.

Silvania runs projects globally, including in the Amazon Rainforest, where the Race to Belém Initiative is accelerating private sector financing for large-scale conservation and restoration. In Tocantins, Brazil, Silvania partners with Geonoma on Tocantins Restaura, a programme dedicated to restoring degraded land, engaging local communities in combatting deforestation and implementing fire prevention measures. In Peru, Silvania funds Paskay’s Jurisdictional REDD+ programmes, aimed at reducing deforestation. This project is enhanced through satellite monitoring, reforestation, and agroforestry (e.g., cocoa, coffee).

Beyond South America, Silvania collaborates with Canopia Carbon in Mexico to support forest carbon sequestration and silvopastoral projects, helping landowners generate carbon credits while restoring degraded forests. In the United States, LandYield provides small landowners access to carbon markets by incentivising deferred timber harvests in exchange for carbon credit revenue. Silvania’s conservation efforts extend further across key biomes in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania, covering countries such as Guyana, Argentina, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, India, Australia, and New Zealand.

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What broader benefits does Silvania provide, including its impact on local communities?

Silvania’s initiatives aim to deliver tangible benefits to local communities.

By financing forest restoration, conservation and other projects, Silvania helps landowners, indigenous groups, and small forest owners generate revenue through carbon credits and regenerative land use.

Stakeholder engagement is at the heart of Silvania’s approach. Through partnerships with local governments and NGOs, Silvania ensures that conservation efforts align with regional development goals.

Projects in Peru and Mexico provide communities with access to climate finance. Initiatives like TULLPA+, a project that helps in installation eco-friendly wood-fired kitchens improve quality of life and energy efficiency by reducing indoor air pollution and dependence on firewood.

Moreover, while projects like Race to Belém support conservation, their goal is to also empower Amazonian communities to continue their stewardship of this vital biome. Silvania and its partners prioritise the inclusion of indigenous peoples, local knowledge, and their environmental stewardship practices, ensuring that farmers, landowners, and local communities play a central role.

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Why is private sector investment important for conservation efforts like Silvania’s?

Private sector investment is crucial for scaling and sustaining conservation efforts. Government and non-profit funding alone cannot keep pace with the urgency of deforestation and climate change. By mobilizing private capital, we can bridge the investment gap, enabling initiatives like JREDD+ (jurisdictional carbon credit programs) to provide immediate resources for forest protection, sustainable land use, and local community support.

Additionally, private sector finance can redirect funding from environmentally harmful activities to those that generate positive ecological benefits, ensuring nature-based climate solutions receive the support they need.

Beyond funding, private investment shifts economic incentives, making standing forests more valuable than deforestation. Through Silvania’s participation in Race to Belém initiative, upfront capital will match carbon credit purchases, accelerating conservation efforts and ensuring financial stability for local communities. Moreover, private capital can help drive innovation, offering more effective and scalable solutions for conservation.

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What is the Race to Belém initiative, and who are Silvania’s key partners in this effort?

The Race to Belém is a collaborative initiative led by Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, and Silvania aimed at protecting the Brazilian rainforest — one of the world’s most critical ecosystems. Each partner brings unique expertise and a shared commitment to scaling conservation efforts.

With COP30 in Belém approaching, the Race to Belém represents a critical opportunity to halt deforestation, protect biodiversity, and promote sustainable development.

The initiative seeks to mobilise private investment to support high-integrity conservation programs. By working with Indigenous peoples, local communities, farmers, and landowners, the initiative ensures that those who live in and rely on the forest have the resources to continue their stewardship. As part of this effort, Silvania is committing $100 million in upfront capital, matching each tonne of carbon credits purchased with a dollar of investment, to help scale JREDD+ (Jurisdictional REDD+) programs that align economic incentives with conservation.