A key Seneca focus is assisting in developing and structuring consortiums and facilities to enable investment into commercially viable conservation projects. In particular, we support the critical task of defining the financial and non-financial objectives involved.
Choosing the appropriate facility structure in coordination with the objectives of funders and other key stakeholders is imperative. An appropriately structured facility can incorporate equity or debt capital, and may also blend in grant or concessionary funding as risk capital to catalyse return-seeking investments. Such a facility can provide the impetus for profitable conservation projects.
However, there is a lack of viable options in this segment compared to the availability of capital for large projects. Seneca aims to address the lack of viable options in this segment, compared to the availability of capital for large projects.