Natural Assets
Catalysing investment for mangrove conservation and restoration
Earth Security develops a blended finance platform to unlock global investment in mangroves at scale.
Mangroves are carbon-sequestration powerhouses, storing vast amounts of CO2 in their underwater roots. They're also up to 50 times more cost-effective than cement seawalls and serve as crucial nurseries for countless marine species that support local economies.
Yet these vital ecosystems are disappearing at 2% a year—faster than coral reefs or any other forest. Our 2020 report, Financing the Earth's Assets: The Case for Mangroves, presents a compelling business case for protecting them, drawing on data from 40 regions that hold 70% of the world's remaining mangroves.
Across the insurance, finance, and infrastructure sectors, Earth Security's analysis, pilot projects, and partnerships are leading the way—unlocking the full potential of mangroves to safeguard our coastlines, livelihoods, and planet.
2022 - Present | The Mangrove (M40) Initiative
An Innovative approach to financing mangroves
We launched the M40 Mangrove Program in partnership with UBS Optimus Foundation in 2022. We are building a global pipeline of mangrove-positive investment opportunities, developing investment pilots to bridge the gap between commercial capital and catalytic philanthropy, and creating a blueprint for mangrove investment at scale.
Investment Themes: Blue Carbon | Blue Food | Blue Resilience
Our focus:
- Develop robust investment cases and the optimal blend of capital
- Create 'premium' blue carbon opportunities by leveraging co-benefits
- Strengthen measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) tools
- Harness private sector expertise and collaboration for greater impact
- Measure and communicate the full spectrum of mangrove benefits
Among the pilot projects of our M40 programme, we're working in one of the remaining mangroves sites in North Jakarta, Taman Wisata Alam Angke Kapuk (TWA AK), to bring funders and investors..
2022 - Present | The Mangrove (M40) Initiative
Adaptation investments in least developed countries
We are working to create an investment facility that enables multinational corporations to finance mangrove projects in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). We are identifying the business value drivers, from increasing the resilience of infrastructure and value chains, to creating lasting positive impacts on the blue economy in countries where these companies operate.
Agriculture
Green Infrastructure
Eco Tourism
Agroforestry
Blue carbon
2021 - Present | design thinking for institutional finance
Advancing a
mangrove bond
We have just completed a project supported by HSBC Australia, exploring the barriers, opportunities and viable design options for creating a Mangrove Bond in South-East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. We are now developing an implementation proposal in collaboration with Natural Resource Management (NRM) Queensland that to share with companies and investors in SEQ that have expressed an interest in funding such work.
Agriculture
Green Infrastructure
Eco Tourism
Agroforestry
Blue carbon
2020 - 2023 | mangroves as nature-based solutions
Innovations in
mangrove insurance
Our research on financial innovation provides insurance companies, investment banks and public financial institutions with the analysis, data and new perspectives needed to develop innovative finance products that put mangroves at the heart of their business development strategies. In partnership with the International Climate Initiative (IKI), we developed the blueprint for the development of “Mangrove Insurance” products in the Philippines, due to market in 2025.
Agriculture
Green Infrastructure
Eco Tourism
Agroforestry
Blue carbon
2018 - Present | supporting global ambitions
The mangrove breakthrough
Our research provided a basis to support partners, including the UN Climate Champions and the Global Mangrove Alliance, in establishing The Mangrove Breakthrough in 2022. The Breakthrough provides a framework ambition and opportunity for UN member countries, companies, and NGOs to work together to scale finance for mangroves. We are proud that our programmes continue to contribute to the impact of the Mangrove Breakthrough.
Agriculture
Green Infrastructure
Eco Tourism
Agroforestry
Blue carbon
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