Get invested in nature

Today, conservation happens through philanthropy. As a result, there aren’t nearly enough resources available to sustain nature.

Landseed is developing a new tradable financial asset whose value is linked to the current and future value of protected natural areas. This will allow conservation projects to be funded through investment instead of philanthropy.

By linking long-term financial outcomes to long-term conservation outcomes, we can strengthen both.

We all know that nature is valuable. We need to prove it if we’re going to save it.

“Economics is a discipline that shapes decisions of the utmost consequence, and so matters to us all. By bringing economics and ecology face to face, we can help to save the natural world at what may be the last minute—and in doing so, save ourselves.”
— Sir David Attenborough

Landseed offers several advantages over the traditional philanthropic process:

For Conservation Groups

  • Drastically increase the funding that’s available for conservation, by switching the funding model from philanthropy to capital investment.

  • Decouple the timing between when investment capital becomes available and when conservation opportunities arise, so that capital is there when land trusts need it.

  • Because investors participate thematically, they don't directly influence individual projects.

For Environmental Investors

  • Rather than giving money away, have the potential to earn a return on your investment.

  • A unique asset class to diversify your portfolio.

  • Retain an ongoing connection to the places that you have helped to conserve.

Impact

Bringing economics and ecology face to face will be transformational. In a world where we can invest directly in nature:

  • There is more funding available for conservation, restoration, and stewardship.

  • Institutions and individuals have a different kind of asset to balance their portfolios.

  • We’re able to make better decisions around the long-term value of nature and landscapes.

  • We become more interested in the actions that affect the environment.

  • People feel a deeper sense of value and connection to the natural world.

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