地球公司与其他英国投资者合作，在碳市场扩张之际设立非洲首个自然保护融资工具。
Earth has teamed up with other UK-based investors to set up Africa’s first conservation-financing vehicle as carbon markets expand.
非洲自然影响基金将与FSD Africa及FSD Africa Investments共同设立，旨在为自然及自然碳项目筹集1亿美元，公司在联合电子邮件声明中表示。
The Africa Nature Impact Fund, to be established with FSD Africa and FSD Africa Investments, seeks to raise $100 million for nature and nature-based carbon projects, the companies said in a joint emailed statement.
该融资平台计划于2027年首次闭合时达到2000万美元规模，FSD Africa Investments承诺出资500万英镑（约660万美元）以弥补投资不足，公司表示。
The financing platform seeks to reach first close in 2027 at $20 million, with a £5 million ($6.6 million) commitment from FSD Africa Investments to address the shortage of investment, the companies said.
“非洲拥有地球四分之一的生物多样性，但大陆上的自然项目在获取成功所需的耐心且结构合理的资本方面面临重大挑战，”FSD Africa Investments首席投资官Ann-Marie Chidzero表示。
“Africa holds a quarter of the planet’s biodiversity, yet nature-based projects across the continent face major challenges in accessing the patient, fairly structured capital they need to succeed,” said Ann-Marie Chidzero, chief investment officer at FSD Africa Investments.
尽管非洲超过62%的国内生产总值依赖自然及其资源，但保护生态系统和减少碳排放项目的投资仍远低于所需水平，导致许多高潜力项目缺乏成长所需的资金和支持，公司表示。
While more than 62% of Africa’s gross domestic product relies on nature and its resources, investment in projects that protect ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions remains far below what is needed, leaving many high-potential initiatives without the funding and support they need to grow, the companies said.
全球研究公司Grand View Research预计，全球碳市场规模将在2026年达到1.2万亿美元，并可能在2033年增长至6万亿美元。
Grand View Research expects the global carbon market to reach $1.2 trillion by 2026, and grow to as much as $6 trillion by 2033.
该影响基金旨在保护或恢复约450万公顷土地，在项目生命周期内封存或避免超过1亿吨二氧化碳当量排放，并改善140万人的生计，其中一半为女性，公司表示。
The impact fund aims to protect or regenerate an estimated 4.5 million hectares of land, sequestering or avoiding more than 100 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent over the life of its projects, and improve the livelihoods of 1.4 million people, half of them women, the companies said.
该基金还计划保护超过60种动植物物种，且仅投资于具有收益分享机制的项目，旨在将碳价值总额的相当一部分直接分配给东道国社区，目标为这些社区创造约4.5亿美元收益，声明中如此表示。该基金尚未获得监管批准，其份额认购仅在获得许可后才可进行。
It also seeks to preserve more than 60 plant and animal species and will only invest in projects with benefit-sharing arrangements designed to direct a substantial portion of gross carbon value to host communities, with a target of generating about $450 million for them, according to the statement. The fund hasn’t received regulatory approvals and subscriptions for interests can only be made after it has been licensed.