Conservation finance in Africa, distilled

1PACE
Protected Area Conservation Effectiveness
Performance ratings for 38 protected areas across 15 countries
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A B C D
2RISK
Country-level risk for 27 of 54 African nations / 8 dimensions
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A B C D Unscored
3Intelligence
Signals from across the conservation finance landscape
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4Funders
Who writes cheques for African conservation
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Foundations Bilateral donors Multilateral funds Corporate philanthropy Impact investors HNWI vehicles
49
Funders
25
Foundations
6
Bilaterals
6
Multilaterals
5Keystone Protected Areas
Africa's 162 most irreplaceable
protected areas
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1-2 3-5 6-10 11+
6Projects Tracker
148 projects tracked across Africa
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Few Some Many
7Who's Who
The people who matter in African conservation finance
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157
Profiles
34
Orgs
18
Countries
8Policy Tracker
Article 6.2 status across 54 nations
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Operational Agreement signed In negotiation Framework only
9Instruments
22 instruments indexed
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Voluntary market Compliance market Sovereign Blended finance Philanthropic Emerging
10CAIRN
Canopy Africa Impact & Risk Navigator
Our proprietary project rating tool
Data-driven ratings across 261 projects
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Methodology Community architecture Additionality Financial viability Sovereign risk
11Carbon Market Pulse
The markets African conservation projects sell into
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VCM
Voluntary Carbon Market - GEO spot
$6.40
-2.1% this week
Bearish
CORSIA
Aviation compliance credits
Mixed
Phase 1 ends Dec 2026
EU ETS annual surrender deadline - 261M tonnes of 2025 emissions due. Bullish pressure on EUA.
30 Apr 2026 - in 18 days
COP31 Belem - Article 6 implementation and CORSIA Phase 2 transition in focus for African project developers.
Nov 2026

Canopy is a public resource on conservation finance in Africa.

It covers 261 tracked projects across 54 countries - methodology, certification, and current status. Twenty-two funding instruments are indexed and explained, from voluntary carbon credits to debt-for-nature swaps. Article 6.2 readiness is mapped for every African nation. A weekly intelligence feed tracks what is moving across carbon markets, biodiversity policy, and philanthropic flows.

It is built for funders, family offices, and advisors who need to understand the landscape before committing capital - and for anyone tracking what is actually happening at the frontier of conservation finance.

The information infrastructure for this space is fragmented. Data sits across registries, government portals, and specialist publications. Getting a clear picture requires weeks of research most investors do not have time for. Canopy puts it in one place, kept current, explained clearly.

Canopy carries no advertising and no sponsored content. It has no commercial relationship with any project developer or registry. Project scorecards, coming in Phase 2, will be independently rated.