<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Amazonimpactventures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazonimpactventures]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:31:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Amazon Bioeconomy Enters the Classroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazonia Impact Ventures is bringing its Amazon bioeconomy work into the classroom. This November, Co-Founder and Investment Director Pajani Singah joins the University of St. Gallen's "Designing Capital for Impact" programme, breaking down how impact-linked loans get structured and repaid across Amazonian producers and value chains. Applications close 31 October.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/the-amazon-bioeconomy-enters-the-classroom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa2b9c86b6b040961d624c1</guid><category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:25:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_db18d295468c48788fc430d71ca2238f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of 12: Where Amazonia Impact Fund I Sits in a New Financing Map ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only 12 of 141 Pan-Amazon financing mechanisms are built exclusively for sociobiodiversity value chains. Amazonia Impact Fund I is one of them. Since inception, AIF I has issued 52 impact-linked loans across four Amazonian countries, deploying over $13 million to Indigenous organisations, smallholder cooperatives and SMEs, and the report's bigger finding, a structural mismatch between available capital and how Amazonian enterprises actually operate, is the real story here.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/one-of-12-where-amazonia-impact-fund-i-sits-in-a-new-financing-map</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9b0445d35325fc1340d0a1</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reports]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:01:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_098f9e5084424160aea6ed9900708619~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Team: Gayle Peterson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before Amazonia Impact Ventures existed, it had a classroom. Aldo and several of AIV's founders first met Gayle Peterson on Oxford's Impact Investing Programme, years before any of this was official. In our latest Meet the Team interview, she talks about why finance still isn't taught to value the Amazon beyond exploitation, why she takes investors to the communities themselves instead of showing them a slide, and the one question she thinks we haven't asked ourselves yet.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/meet-the-team-gayle-peterson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a96b3025bedecf2a64299fe</guid><category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_82634cc7e5a7457eae0534ea851ab419~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Together We Thrive: How La Campina Turned Sustainability Into Measurable Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[AIV has approved a new impact-linked loan for La Campiña, an organic ginger and cacao exporter in Río Negro, Satipo. But the real story is what's happened since 2023: the company's ESG score has nearly doubled, its environmental score has more than doubled, and it now works with over 100 ginger and 330 cacao farming families across Satipo and Chanchamayo, protecting them from the price volatility that's hit the wider cacao market.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/together-we-thrive-how-la-campina-turned-sustainability-into-measurable-results</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8ee23531580e77c4a1dfdc</guid><category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:08:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_f4a13c688a974adba5ec6481970fabc5~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Together We Thrive: Rebuilding Trust and Market Access in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Pichanaki, Peru, a middleman's fraud nearly bankrupted Tropical Products Cooperative. Amazonia Impact Ventures stepped in with patient capital and hands-on negotiation, helping the cooperative repay its debts and secure a direct export deal with a Danish coffee-machine manufacturer — a case study in impact investing and market access for Amazonian producers.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/together-we-thrive-rebuilding-trust-and-market-access-in-peru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a85f7a0360e55e6c70280e3</guid><category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Investment]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:48:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_8f954ed808f447c499e7ea2d64a90ae6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Key Discussions Shaping the Future of Amazon Finance]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study mapped 141 financing mechanisms across the Amazon and found the same pattern throughout: the capital exists, but it rarely reaches the people on the ground. From investor education to the GLF Investment Case Symposium, three conversations this week on what it takes to close that gap — and what AIV has learned closing it.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/three-key-discussions-shaping-the-future-of-amazon-finance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7e43d8cae5bb2ffa10bf7d</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:00:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_f93127d9d5a940158718adabae130edf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Real Guardians of The Amazon ]]></title><description><![CDATA[AIV honours the world’s Indigenous Peoples by highlighting their role as the Amazon’s most effective forest protectors, the global inequities they face, and the impact‑linked finance model supporting Indigenous enterprises across forest‑positive value chains.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/the-real-guardians-of-the-amazon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7617387e238b0b8added03</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK Pact]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_247fd44688794ee1b029e39ac5d62d7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazonia Impact Ventures featured in Pollination Foundation’s Nature Finance Case Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazonia Impact Ventures has been featured in the Pollination Foundation’s Nature Finance case series, highlighting how impact‑linked loans are helping community‑owned and forest‑positive enterprises strengthen value chains, invest in regenerative practices and expand local livelihoods across the Amazon.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/amazonia-impact-ventures-featured-in-pollination-foundation-s-nature-finance-case-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a75bdaedc26a7fc1f8a4cb1</guid><category><![CDATA[Reports]]></category><category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:09:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_83da177be76a43f0873d844e071557e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIV begins UK PACT field work with producer organisations in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazonia Impact Ventures has started UK PACT’s field work in Peru with a project session in Puerto Maldonado, bringing together producer organisations from key Amazonian value chains. The meeting introduced the diagnostic process, capacity‑building modules and plans for strengthening forest‑based enterprises across Loreto and Madre de Dios.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/aiv-begins-uk-pact-field-work-with-producer-organisations-in-peru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a747238cc18b1150270666a</guid><category><![CDATA[UK Pact]]></category><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:54:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_3b858a9c682c43c3a7bdf237e12f975d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bioeconomía, impacto y mercados: AIV en el podcast de la FAO ]]></title><description><![CDATA[En el podcast Conectando Sistemas de la FAO, Aldo Soto explica cómo la inversión de impacto y el blended finance están acelerando la bioeconomía amazónica, fortaleciendo bionegocios y conservando bosques en Perú.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/bioeconom%C3%ADa-impacto-y-mercados-aiv-en-el-podcast-de-la-fao</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a733524101ab9175ce7c45d</guid><category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/Q6T8GLPQu24?list=PLzp5NgJ2-dK7UvPNLnADEs1Yv2b4Fx0ZW&amp;t=1263" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Digital Traceability Is Rewiring the Amazon Bioeconomy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Through a UK PACT‑supported partnership with Pachamama, AIV is establishing end‑to‑end traceability for Amazonian nuts and fruits, using verified identities, georeferenced evidence and digital passports to turn compliance, transparency and biodiversity into investable value.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/how-digital-traceability-is-rewiring-the-amazon-bioeconomy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a620811b252e37e4d34e3f7</guid><category><![CDATA[UK Pact]]></category><category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:02:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_682575f6a29a4ec890aaf0030196458c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors Working in the Amazon: Last Call for Applications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Applications for the Pan‑Amazon Investor Education Program are open until 21 July. A rare chance for investors to learn directly from Amazonian communities, experts and territorial leaders.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/investors-working-in-the-amazon-last-call-for-applications</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5a1f110ff39938e1ce962c</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:49:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_08f6da480ee74b44a54096c4ffbd4ad8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvest Chronicles: Murumuru, The Butter Hidden Behind Thorns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murumuru, an Amazonian palm once avoided for its thorns, is now powering a fast‑growing global beauty market. Harvested sustainably by families in Madre de Dios, its butter offers both restorative properties and a pathway to better income. As AFIMAD expands its work and AIV partners with BioTara in Brazil, murumuru is becoming a cornerstone of the Amazon’s emerging bioeconomy. Inspired by initiatives like UK PACT, this series highlights the forest products and the communities.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/harvest-chronicles-murumuru-the-butter-hidden-behind-thorns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a57a77ca4777ca49cc31810</guid><category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Produce]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:52:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_5f7f73dcd31a460ea1b6c2acf3c6cc3f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIV to Lead UK-Funded Initiative to Transform Amazonian Value Chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[AIV is strengthening sustainable, market‑led value chains across the Amazon through private‑sector leadership, technical assistance and UK PACT support. The programme combines investment practice with deep field knowledge to help producer organisations adopt resilient, deforestation‑free models. By generating evidence‑based case studies and supporting Peru’s Bioeconomy Roadmap, the project aims to improve forest‑based livelihoods and position biodiversity‑based products in global markets.  ]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/aiv-to-lead-uk-funded-initiative-to-transform-amazonian-value-chains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4f854771292d1033dbdd6b</guid><category><![CDATA[UK Pact]]></category><category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:43:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_4c513f6dc0fc46fa819b54265b3a43fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technical Assistance as Climate Action: Inside Workshops Promoted by AIV in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across Junín and Pasco, AIV is working with five coffee cooperatives to strengthen their technical capacity in climate‑smart agriculture. Through agroforestry workshops led by Henry S. and Verónica López de la Lama, cooperatives learn how to restore soils, diversify crops and reduce deforestation risk. These sessions form part of AIV’s mission to build resilient, low‑emission coffee systems and support producer organisations in leading their own sustainable transition.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/technical-assistance-as-climate-action-inside-workshops-promoted-by-aiv-in-peru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d2308596ddb65dd178963</guid><category><![CDATA[UK Pact]]></category><category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:13:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_4072f7f2e14b482397f7cda1a619c7d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Amazon Bioeconomy Is Investable. If Capital Learns to Listen]]></title><description><![CDATA[At London Climate Week, Amazonia Impact Ventures gathered leaders from Brazil, Peru and the investment community to examine why bioeconomy finance still struggles to reach the forest communities who sustain it. Speakers highlighted new national strategies, community‑led models and financial mechanisms emerging across the Amazon — and the structural alignment needed for capital to support them.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/the-amazon-bioeconomy-is-investable-if-capital-learns-to-listen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a44f64869b2dfbbf12e200d</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:43:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_fae01795fa2a4c06b5f97aa9c11987b6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bigger Risk Is Not to Invest ]]></title><description><![CDATA[At London Climate Action Week, AIV and Practical Action brought together leaders from across the Amazon to examine a central question: what is the real risk of investing in Indigenous bioeconomies — and what is the risk of not doing so? Through stories of ancestral cacao, forest‑based products and emerging financial models, speakers showed how community‑led enterprises are reshaping the future of nature‑positive markets.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/the-bigger-risk-is-not-to-invest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a44fe2e3c06bdad542c04d1</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_cea3d2ec64cd49ea84e5cff7704231b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Not Tell Us Climate Action Is Not Happening]]></title><description><![CDATA[London Climate Action Week brings together thousands of people driving real climate solutions. For AIV, it’s a chance to connect our work in the Amazon — from impact‑linked investments to Indigenous and community‑led enterprises — with the partners who can help scale it. This week we’re hosting key conversations on financing the Indigenous bioeconomy and showcasing enterprises generating real revenue and real impact.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/do-not-tell-us-climate-action-is-not-happening</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3910d6dd7b9e76593472f0</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_9044e962f2d94b2d8bb42a24a5c6ea22~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIV Awarded Strong Impact Authenticity Score By IEL]]></title><description><![CDATA[AIV has been awarded a strong Impact Authenticity Score by the Impact Evaluation Lab (IEL), recognising the strength of our mission alignment and impact practice. IEL noted AIV’s exceptional performance in Mission Authenticity, highlighting the strong alignment between our impact objectives, investment strategy and operational execution. The assessment also commended our robust Impact Execution. This seal reflects the integrity of our model and the discipline behind our work in the Amazon.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/aiv-awarded-strong-impact-authenticity-score-by-iel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a35150b3306f881e5219b58</guid><category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:24:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_1000c9e50cf241e1aa16bc607c1a861d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIV at London Climate Action Week - LCAW2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[AIV is participating in London Climate Action Week 2026 with two events focused on financing the Amazon bioeconomy and scaling Indigenous‑led enterprises. As Europe’s largest climate festival, LCAW brings together global leaders across finance, policy and civil society. AIV is proud to contribute Amazon‑rooted insight to the UK climate finance community, highlighting commercially viable forest enterprises and the structural changes needed to unlock capital for communities.]]></description><link>https://www.amazoniaimpactventures.com/post/aiv-at-london-climate-action-week-lcaw2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a32af52ce85b49c3c4d6618</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:43:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1a04f3_dd6da300461e4266b764239bdcbc4d4e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item></channel></rss>