Terra Bella Fund
Global Landscape Forum
UNFCCC COP 21
Initiative 20×20
Paris
6 December 2015

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Terra Bella Fund
Income Generation
 Agriculture/agroforestry
 Non-timber forest products
 Sustainable management of natural forests
 Linked to climate change mitigation
Beneficiaries and Impacts
 Build value chains with community-based producer groups and producer
managed processing
 Engage smallholders within a formal land tenure structures (including
communal)
 Reduce deforestation/degradation and increase tree cover
 Improve rural livelihoods with long-term financial viability
Risk Mitigation
 Some track record exists for production
 Government participation and agreements in place
 Strong NGO or other local entity to support/oversee implementation
 Contractual agreements for governance, funds management and operations
 Forward agreements for products and emission reductions
Provide early-stage project capital to finance
smallholder/community sustainable value chains and
emission reductions

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1. Initial
Information
Gathering
2. Asses
Investment
Viability
3. LOI
4. Due
Diligence
5.
Transaction
Agreements
Terra Bella – Five Step Investment Process
Support provided throughout process to build
investability
1. Initial Information Gathering
 Determine if project meets the Fund’s “investment readiness” criteria
2. Assess Investment Viability
 Evaluate the business case (from both the project and Fund perspective)
3. Letter of Intent
 Agreement between Fund and project entity(ies) with high level
economics terms
4. Due Diligence
 Comprehensive review of all aspects of project and field visits
5. Transaction Agreement
 Definitive agreement with complete terms and conditions between Fund
and project

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Illustrative Project Investment
Summary
 Jointly managed National Council for Protected Areas (CONAP) and Association of Forest Communities in
Petén (ACOFOP)
 Multiple Use Zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve (largest natural protected area in Guatemala is
designated as an UNESCO global heritage)
 721,000 hectares, 9 community associations and 2 industrials
 Critical biodiversity corridor with Mexico and Belize
GuateCarbon Project in Guatemala

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Investable Activities
Non-timber Forest Products and Timber from Natural Forests
 Ramon Nut - nutrient-rich tree seed used to make flour
 Xate – palm fronds for flower arrangements
 Sapodilla tree (chicle) – used in chewing gum, fresh fruit, jam
 FSC certified timber from natural forests
Emissions Reductions
 Improved governance of reserve
 Monitoring and verification for voluntary market access (VCS+CCB)
 Nested in Guatemala’s REDD+ program with Carbon Fund
Beneficiaries and Impacts
 Alternative income streams
 Food security
 Water quantity and quality
 Community education and health
Increase Productivity, Producer Processing and
Market Links

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Thank you!
Please contact us for more information or to arrange a meeting:
info@terraglobalcapital.com
www.terraglobalcapital.com
Leslie Durschinger, Founder Managing Director
leslie.durschinger@terraglobalcapital.com
+1.415.215.5941
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Thank you!
Please contact us for more information or to arrange a meeting:
info@terraglobalcapital.com
www.terraglobalcapital.com
Leslie Durschinger, Founder Managing Director
leslie.durschinger@terraglobalcapital.com
+1.415.215.5941
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