NatureRe Capital AG

ChangeNOW is just two weeks away! From April 24 to 26 at the Grand Palais in Paris, this summit brings together changemakers from across the world to accelerate solutions for the planet. Visit us at our booth in the Biodiversity Zone and make sure to join us for two standout moments on Friday, April 25th: 10:45 AM – Panel: "Carbon: Reduce, Reduce... Remove" Gallery Stage Moderated by our Board Member Stefanie Hauer, this session dives into the critical need to balance emission reductions with high-quality carbon removals. With speakers: Thomas Bladier, CEO & Co-Founder, Oklima Leila Conners, Founder & Director, Tree Media Group Axel Reinaud, CEO & Founder, NetZero 12:00 PM – Workshop: "Investing in Science-Backed Nature Restoration" Future Lab NatureRe’s CEO and Founder, Daniel Pfeifer, takes the stage to share how nature-positive investments can drive both impact and returns. Discover how disruptive financing models and innovative methodologies can transform nature restoration into a profitable and scalable solution for businesses and the planet. We can’t wait to meet you there, contact us if you are attending.

Nature’s Comeback: Tracking Biodiversity in our Restoration Site 136 plant species. 42 animal species. 19 key species thriving. Our latest biodiversity monitoring in Antioquia, Colombia, confirms that nature is making a comeback. Using a combination of permanent circular plots for flora, camera traps for fauna, we tracked species recovery across different ecosystems, including restored areas, reference forests, fragmented forests, and grasslands. The results are promising. 1️⃣ After 2 years of natural regeneration and targeted planting on <10% of the lands, 18% of species composition in restored areas mirrors that of mature forests, signaling early ecological success and proving the success of using Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR). 2️⃣ We recorded ≈70 plant species in the Natural Regeneration area and 40 in Enrichment Area (adding species to degraded forest to increase population density or species richness). Among them, 19 ecologically valuable species (16 endemic and 3 threatened) are increasing in number, including the critically endangered Swartzia oraria, (species of legume found only in Colombia), and the near threatened endemic Pternandra colombiana. 3️⃣ The average survival rate of planted species is 83.8%, indicating most planted trees have established. Among the best-performing species are Jacaranda caucana, Tabebuia rosea, and Enterolobium cyclocarpum, some have already reached heights of up to 5.6 meters. 4️⃣ Our fauna monitoring identified 42 species, including 16 mammals and 26 birds, with the critically endangered Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti), the data deficient northern naked-tailed armadillo (Cabassous centralis) and the Magdalena spiny rat (Proechimys magdalenae) spotted in our project area. We take special measures to support the recovery of threatened species, including enrichment planting and assisted seed dispersal to help them overcome natural barriers. Monitoring stations track their progress, ensuring that interventions are adjusted in real time. A critical part of our work is restoring the jaguar corridor. Our monitoring revealed jaguar traces in our restoration areas and on neighboring land, confirming that this species is navigating the landscape. The jaguar (Panthera onca) relies on vast, connected habitats, but fragmentation threatens its movement and prey. Strengthening green corridors ensures safe passage for jaguars and other large mammals, reinforcing ecosystem resilience. Our goal is to restore degraded areas and enhance connectivity so species can thrive and ecosystems remain in balance. Moving forward, our focus is on reinforcing habitat connectivity, scaling up Assisted Natural Regeneration, implementing targeted planting strategies, and engaging local communities. By integrating traditional knowledge, expanding monitoring, and improving restoration methods, we can accelerate biodiversity recovery and secure long-term resilience. Nature is resilient, but it needs our help.

From Carbon to Nature: Why Businesses Must Measure Their Full Environmental Footprint Businesses depend on nature. Yet, for too long, nature has been undervalued, treated as an externality rather than a fundamental asset. This underpricing of natural capital has led to environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and mounting financial risks for businesses and governments alike. The numbers speak for themselves: over half of global GDP ($44 trillion) relies on nature (WEF, 2024). If ecosystems continue to collapse, GDP could shrink by $2.7 trillion annually by 2030 (World Bank, 2021). The financial and corporate sectors are deeply exposed to nature-related risks in ways that have yet to be fully acknowledged. Despite nature’s central role in our economy, most businesses remain unaware of their “nature footprint.” Just as companies assess their carbon footprint, they must now evaluate their broader environmental impact. A nature footprint is a measure of a company’s dependencies and impacts on nature, from pollution, water and land use, to biodiversity loss, and resource exploitation. Unlike carbon, which can be measured in CO2-equivalent emissions, nature impacts are multidimensional and highly localized. But understanding them is critical. Companies that map their nature footprint will be better positioned to build supply chain resilience, mitigate financial risks, and seize new business opportunities in a changing regulatory and consumer landscape. One example is Patagonia, which has long been at the forefront of assessing its nature footprint and dependencies. The company integrates regenerative agriculture into its supply chain, prioritizing organic cotton and regenerative wool to minimize biodiversity loss and soil degradation. Patagonia also actively works to reduce its water and land-use impacts, leveraging its supply chain transparency initiatives to ensure responsible sourcing and ecosystem protection. By embedding nature considerations into its decision-making processes, Patagonia is demonstrating how businesses can align profitability with planetary stewardship. We cannot afford to wait for the perfect framework to act. While data gaps exist, especially in complex supply chains, businesses must start increasing transparency today. The World Economic Forum, in partnership with Business for Nature and WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development, has published a series of reports offering sector-specific guidance for assessing and addressing nature footprints. Covering 17 sectors and outlining five priority actions, these reports provide a roadmap for businesses to take steps toward a nature-positive future. By understanding and integrating nature into decision-making, businesses can mitigate serious risks, unlock additional value, and contribute to the urgent global goal: halting and reversing nature loss by 2030. https://lnkd.in/eHRGsPuA

NEW SBTI's Net-Zero Standard draft includes high quality carbon removals The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has been instrumental in guiding corporates toward net zero. Its newly released draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard lays out a science-based, pragmatic framework to enable more businesses worldwide to set and achieve net-zero targets. Informed by the latest climate science, regulatory developments, and business feedback, this standard could help expand the 3,000+ companies that have already committed to net zero. A crucial shift in this draft is its approach to residual emissions, those that remain even after deep decarbonization. Until now, SBTi has focused almost exclusively on direct emissions reductions, limiting the role of carbon removals. SBTi’s draft introduces new flexibility in how companies can address residual emissions providing three options that credit companies for “high-integrity” carbon removal activities between now and their net-zero target year: 1️⃣ Mandating near-term and long-term carbon removal and abatement targets. 2️⃣ Recognizing companies that voluntarily set such targets. 3️⃣ Providing flexibility in how residual emissions are addressed. For companies, this means a clearer role for high-quality removals in corporate net-zero strategies, rather than treating them as an afterthought. It means acting now to secure high-quality carbon removal credits rather than waiting until 2040 or 2050 when demand will far outstrip supply. Pre-purchase agreements for high-integrity carbon removal projects not only ensure access to future credits but also provide the long-term financial commitments needed to develop large-scale restoration initiatives. More broadly, this signals a shift toward scaling up carbon removal as an integral part of climate action, opening the door for much-needed finance in this space. Nature-based solutions are the only ones available at scale today. Beyond carbon sequestration, nature-based solutions offer significant co-benefits: restoring ecosystems, enhancing biodiversity, and supporting local communities through job creation and improved livelihoods. Our projects provide scientifically rigorous, high-integrity carbon removal credits that deliver lasting climate impact while contributing to biodiversity conservation and local economic resilience. The shift in SBTi’s approach makes it clearer than ever: companies that invest in nature-based carbon removal today will be best positioned to meet their net-zero commitments tomorrow. The time to act is now. Invest in nature, restore biodiversity, remove carbon at scale.

Beyond Carbon: Forests as the Foundation of Life Today, on International Day of Forests, we are reminded of the essential role forests play in sustaining life on our planet. They provide food, water, energy, and livelihoods for millions while regulating climate and preserving biodiversity. As the United Nations highlights, “Forests are pillars of global food security and nutrition, providing essential foods such as fruits, seeds, roots, and wild meat, fundamental resources for indigenous and rural communities.” Yet, despite their critical importance, forests remain under threat. Every year, 10 million hectares are lost to deforestation, and 70 million hectares are affected by fires. Colombia, one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, saw a 35% increase in deforestation in 2024, with large-scale operations accelerating forest loss in the Amazon. While last year still recorded the second-lowest deforestation rate in two decades, the urgency to act remains. At NatureRe Capital AG, we go beyond carbon removal by restoring entire tropical ecosystems in Antioquia, Colombia (video below). Through Assisted Natural Regeneration, we protect biodiversity, enrich soils, and ensure forests continue to provide the food and resources local communities depend on. As Peter Wohlleben reminds us, “There are more life forms in a handful of forest soil than there are people on the planet.” The theme for International Day of Forests 2025, "Forests and Food," is a call to action. Protecting forests means safeguarding the future of food security and resilience. The future of food begins in the forests.

NatureRe x ChangeNOW 2025: Scaling Nature Restoration for Impact For the third year in a row, NatureRe will be at ChangeNow Summit, the world’s largest event of solutions for the planet. The event is organized to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world, leading and amplifying actions that inspire change across businesses, policies, and individuals. Meet us at our booth: our team will be there to discuss how we turn nature restoration into a profitable and scalable business model. We’ll share insights on our projects, impact, and partnerships. (More details to come!) Panel discussion: Board Member Stefanie Hauer will moderate "Carbon: Reduce, Reduce, Remove", tackling the critical balance between emissions reduction and high-quality carbon removals, and why companies must focus on both. (Friday 25/04 10:45) Workshop: Our CEO Daniel Pfeifer, alongside our partner Catona Climate, will host "Investing in Science-Backed Nature Restoration: Where Profit Meets Planet". This session will explore how nature-positive investments create long-term value, with real case studies on innovative financing and ecosystem regeneration. (Friday 25/04 12:00) Let’s connect! If you’re attending ChangeNow, reach out to us on LinkedIn. See you in Paris! Marie-Sophie Teyssier Sven Kapell Susanne Wittig Olivier Kobel Johannes Kühn Daniel Pfeifer Marie-Sophie Teyssier Destin Whitehurst Zara Ahsanuddin

Last week's #COP16Resumed sessions in Rome concluded with some welcome agreements on critical actions, as governments reached a consensus on outstanding issues from Cali. We were pleased to see: 🌱 A roadmap established to close the $700 billion biodiversity finance gap 🌱 Governments committed to prioritizing the reform of environmentally harmful subsidies 🌱 Good evidence of momentum within the private sector when it comes to #NaturePositive action These outcomes however must now translate into accelerated, concrete and tangible action to secure an equitable, nature-positive, net zero future for all. Read our full article on the #COP16 Resumed Sessions here: https://ow.ly/5fxr50V9cCP

🌱 NatureRe is growing! 🌱 To support NatureRe’s growth, we are thrilled to welcome four new members to our team in Colombia, strengthening our expertise in forestry, finance, carbon, and law. With their arrival, our team has grown to 22 people internationally, including 8 in Colombia, bringing together global vision and local expertise to scale nature restoration. As we expand, we remain committed to driving impactful nature restoration and conservation. Andrés Caro – Forestry Engineer with a decade of experience in taxonomic botany, environmental management, and ecosystem restoration. Santiago Ballen – Finance expert with a strong background in climate finance, carbon markets, and sustainable investment. Johanna Andrea Martinez-Villa Ph.D. – Carbon Manager with a PhD in biological sciences, specializing in forest monitoring, biodiversity, and ecosystem resilience. Luz Dary – Lawyer specializing in environmental management, financial and securities law, with extensive experience in environmental, property, and administrative law. With an international team and deep local expertise, we continue to scale our impact in Colombia. Welcome to the team!

Nature goes from Externality to Asset Class For decades, global markets have failed to properly account for natural capital, leaving businesses, investors, and governments exposed to massive financial risks. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has quietly signaled a seismic shift: natural capital is now an investment factor. This means nature is no longer just a risk to manage, it’s an asset to value. The financial world is waking up to what science has long told us: nature underpins our economy. The World Bank estimates an economic loss of $90-225 billion annually from 2030 under a “business as usual” scenario, caused by declining pollination rates, the loss of natural sources of carbon storage, fisheries and timber production. Now, as physical risks escalate, regulations tighten, and corporate transparency grows, the underpricing of natural capital is no longer sustainable. This is the first major institutional acknowledgment that nature is not an externality, it is capital. BlackRock’s move confirms what we’ve been working toward: a fundamental repricing of nature-based assets, as explains Matthew Ross in his post below. Private capital will dominate nature-based solutions and nature-positive businesses will emerge as the next market leaders. The repricing of natural capital won’t happen overnight, but the signals are clear and the financial markets are shifting. Early adopters of nature-positive investments will gain a competitive advantage, while companies failing to account for natural capital will face rising operational costs, supply chain disruptions, and regulatory pressure. At NatureRe, we channel investment in nature restoration attractive for businesses and investors by designing projects that generate real financial returns and strong climate, biodiversity and social impacts. We are already helping businesses and investors turn this shift into a strategic advantage. The time to SCALE UP is now. Invest in nature, restore biodiversity and remove carbon at scale.

Carbon risk, just like nature risk, is financial risk. Setting an Internal Carbon Price (ICP) is a simple yet powerful financial tool for companies looking to take climate action seriously. It assigns a monetary value to emissions, integrating carbon into financial decision-making rather than leaving it as a corporate social responsibility checkbox. Today, ICP adoption remains low. While its use is rising, only 25% of the largest 100 companies in each major industry have one (Environmental Finance). To be effective, an ICP must be ambitious and linked to the 1.5°C pathway of the Paris Agreement. The UN Global Compact recommends at least $100 per tonne, while the High-Level Commission on Carbon Prices recommended $50–$100 by 2030, but many companies are well below this threshold. Why Set a Carbon Price? 1️⃣ Business as usual won’t last. Carbon risk, just like nature risk, is financial risk. Governments worldwide are tightening regulations, investors are demanding transparency, and consumers are shifting their expectations. Companies that fail to anticipate these changes will face higher costs, lost market share, and regulatory penalties. An Internal Carbon Price helps businesses stay ahead of these shifts, integrating climate considerations into long-term financial planning. 2️⃣ An Internal Carbon Price drives decarbonization by creating a dedicated budget and making it easier for financial teams to allocate funds toward energy efficiency, supply chain improvements, and sustainable innovations. 3️⃣ It creates real impact. If the 1,097 companies that set science-based targets in 2022 had implemented an Internal Carbon Price of $50 per ton and directed just 10 percent of that amount toward external climate action, it would have unlocked $2.1 billion for climate finance. This level of investment has the potential to fund large-scale restoration projects and accelerate carbon removal technologies. Where should this money go? The carbon market is currently fragmented, with options ranging from renewable energy to direct air capture and nature-based solutions. While tech solutions are promising, they are not yet scalable. Today, the only scalable high-quality solution is nature-based restoration, which not only removes carbon but also protects biodiversity, water cycles, and local communities. ICP is an essential tool to drive both decarbonization and carbon removal. Setting a carbon price is not just about regulatory compliance, it’s a competitive advantage and a tool for real climate action. Environmental Finance https://lnkd.in/e62hwxRw