Rethinking the funding of conservation of nature and wildlife of Africa to build real long-term sustainability.
ThirdWay Partners (TWP), an impact investment & advisory bank, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the world’s largest conservation NGO, have launched the Africa Conservation & Communities Tourism (ACCT) Fund, which seeks to provide impact-oriented loans to tourism companies that are fundamental to community livelihoods and wildlife conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Challenge.
The COVID-19 crisis placed people and nature in a dire situation: revenues for protection dried up, security for protected landscapes declined; unemployment was growing; local economies disrupted; evidence for poaching spikes increased; and conservation lands were at far greater risk of conversion to unsustainable uses.
We must think anew and act anew.
Focusing on catalysing positive outcomes, we seek substantial impact that traditional sources of funding are unlikely to provide: swift deployment of capital at meaningful scale to help safeguard tourism companies that benefit communities and conservation efforts the most; delivery of quantified, scientifically sound impact outcomes; and delivery of financial returns to impact investors.
Our Solution.
The ACCT Fund supports high quality tourism businesses to make them more resilient through access to flexible, scalable capital solutions which will benefit both nature and the people who are its stewards.