Impact Earth is launching the Tropical Resilience Fund (TREF), starting from the Amazon Biome area and expanding into the broader Tropical Belt. TREF will deploy capital through revenue-based finance, convertible debt, and environmental assets bridge loans, targeting a 10% internal rate return (IRR). The Fund will focus on three thematics from resilient economic value chains, landscape resilience, and financial enablers. 

The Amazon—the world’s largest tropical rainforest—has lost an estimated 17-20% of its forest cover over the past 50 years. Despite growing private sector interest, early-stage capital for nature-positive businesses remains scarce, hindered by barriers like ticket size, perceived risk, and a lack of local presence. From 2019 to 2024, the Amazon Biodiversity Fund (ABF) addressed these gaps, building a USD 22 million portfolio and attracting larger investors—a model TREF now aims to replicate. 

Impact Earth is launching a USD 100 million fund, expanding on its ABF experience to address biodiversity loss and climate vulnerability. The new fund will invest in landscape resilience, rural and coastal resilient businesses, and value chain enablers. Focusing 50-70% on the Amazon Basin and expanding to other biomes, it aims to drive climate mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity-positive outcomes while supporting vulnerable communities and fostering scalable, nature-positive solutions.

Tracking over 20 indicators, TREF measures CO₂ reduction, ecosystem restoration, species protection, food security, and climate resilience. It also monitors livelihoods and inclusion in vulnerable communities. Partnering with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)—a global leader in food security research—it aims to adopt a science-based impact measurement. Plans include deeper collaboration with the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (ImpactSF), embedding climate resilience research into investment decisions.