News and Press
Published Article: February 2013 – Innovative conservation finance approach linking REDD+, communities and flagship species
Althelia’s Christian del Valle collaborates as co-author with a leading group including WWF, Smithsonian, the World Bank’s Global Tiger Initiative and Wildlife Works on a new approach outlined in February’s Conservation Biology journal.
Announcement: 2 October 2012 – Althelia Ecosphere joins the GIIN
Althelia Ecosphere becomes a founding member of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), reinforcing our commitment in the impact investing industry.
The GIIN – Global Impact Investing Network
Press: 4 September 2012 – Althelia Ecosphere’s interview in “Upsides”
Althelia Ecosphere’s managing partners Sylvain Goupille and Christian del Valle share their vision on financing the transition to sustainable landuse.
Financing the transition to sustainable land-use
Announcement: September 2012 – Althelia Ecosphere speaks at “Boosting Investments in Sustainable Forestry, Forest Carbon and Renewable Energy”
AE will attend the conference “Boosting Investments in Sustainable Forestry, Forest Carbon and Renewable Energy”, supported by FMO, FinnFund and AfDB, Accra, Ghana, 5-7 September 2012.
Boosting Investments in Sustainable Forestry, Forest Carbon and Renewable Energy
Announcement: June 2012 – Althelia Ecosphere participates to Rio+20 dialogues
Althelia Ecosphere presents its views on forests and sustainable development at the UNEP Dialogues during the Rio+20 conference.
UNEP Dialogues for Sustainable Development
Announcement: 12 March 2012 – Althelia Ecosphere endorses the Natural Capital Declaration
As an asset management platform dedicated to piloting approaches for directing the enabling financial and technical resources necessary to shift commerce and economic growth in the tropics and sub-tropics away from a model based solely on near-term financial returns to one in which financial, economic, environmental and social benefits are aligned and mutually re-inforce each other, Althelia Ecosphere is proud to endorse the Natural Capital Declaration
Natural Capital Declaration signatories
Press Release: 18 Nov 2011 – America’s Cup is engaging with Althelia Ecosphere
Althelia Ecosphere has been named the Official Supplier for the 34th America’s Cup in the Ecosystem Goods and Services Management category.
Althelia Ecosphere Partnership Announcement (PDF)
Press Release: 09 Nov 2011 – Conservation International partnership agreement
Conservation International (CI) has entered into a partnership with Althelia Ecosphere, a newly formed investment fund that will focus on sustainable land use, ecosystem services and forest carbon assets generated by projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)
Read the full press release (external link)
Press Release: 09 Nov 2011 – Althelia Ecosphere launch
Althelia Ecosphere initiates ground breaking public-private partnership for the development of forest carbon, a transformational funding platform designed to scale up financing for sustainable land use, conservation and REDD+