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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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