Alinea does not deliver nature finance directly. We work through specialised partners, such as Isonde, to ensure that credible, embedded organisations are prepared to access and absorb capital responsibly.

Our role is to strengthen the organisations and systems required for nature finance to work in practice – ensuring that as new funding mechanisms emerge, they are grounded in real landscapes, accountable to communities, and aligned with long-term conservation outcomes.

Through partners like Isonde, support includes:

Investment readiness and access

• Preparation for green and blended finance opportunities

• Support to engage with investors and funding mechanisms

Structuring and design

• Development of blended finance and outcome-based models

• Nature-linked enterprise approaches

Standards and integrity

• Alignment with safeguards and ESG standards

• Biodiversity credit readiness and benefit-sharing approaches

This ensures that capital flows to organisations that are rooted, credible, and able to deliver lasting impact - with nature and communities at the centre.

CONNECT

"It’s tremendously exciting for us to join forces with one of Africa’s most innovative and effective conservation initiatives. Together, we will work to drive finance for nature in a truly equitable way, where communities and nature are central stakeholders."

Fiachra Kearney

CASE STUDY HIGHLIGHT

Isonde Partnership

On the Zambian plains, a new story of possibility is taking shape. Isonde... its name drawn from the Bemba word for earth, is a joint venture born of local insight and regional ambition.