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About Nature Wealth Foundation

Founded in 2024, Nature Wealth Foundation is dedicated to bridging the gap between conservation and investment. We independently, and in partnership with others, develop innovative investment cases and direct opportunities in natural capital and environmental markets. One of our key initiatives is the Nature Priority Fund, created in collaboration with NGOs to fund vital conservation projects.

“If not us, then who?If not now, then when?”

– John E. Lewis

Gurania rhizantha

Our approach is Naturepreneurship

We must rethink how we value, finance, and protect nature — not as a passive victim of exploitation, but as a foundation for resilient economies and lasting prosperity. Naturepreneurship applies entrepreneurial principles to biodiversity conservation, offering market-based solutions that scale impact while delivering ecological and financial returns.

Howler monkeys

We work in Nature Priority Areas

We focus on regions with extraordinarily high value for biodiversity, climate and the communities that safeguard them. Nature Priority Areas store immense carbon and shelter the world's most threatened and unique species—delivering significantly greater environmental returns per euro invested. By prioritizing these ecosystems, we maximize our conservation impact.

Gurania rhizantha

Our approach is Naturepreneurship

Howler monkeys

We work in Nature Priority Areas

Gurania rhizantha

Our approach is Naturepreneurship

Howler monkeys

We work in Nature Priority Areas

Our principles

Nature Before Profit

We protect the Earth’s most irreplaceable ecosystems — not despite their value, but because they are our most valuable assets.

Catalytic Impact

We deliver measurable carbon removal and biodiversity uplift, grounded in science and built for scale.

Integrity Over Speed

We don’t cut corners. Quality, transparency, and third-party verification are non-negotiable.

Community-Centered

We partner with local and Indigenous communities — because conservation impact only happens with them, not without them.

Generational Thinking

We make decisions for the next century, not just the next quarter. Resilience is our horizon.

Finance for Nature

Impact must be investable to scale. That’s why Nature Wealth designs for ecological and financial viability, together.

Amazon Basin, Ecuador

Nature Before Profit

We protect the Earth’s most irreplaceable ecosystems — not despite their value, but because they are our most valuable assets.

Catalytic Impact

We deliver measurable carbon removal and biodiversity uplift, grounded in science and built for scale.

Integrity Over Speed

We don’t cut corners. Quality, transparency, and third-party verification are non-negotiable.

Community-Centered

We partner with local and Indigenous communities — because conservation impact only happens with them, not without them.

Generational Thinking

We make decisions for the next century, not just the next quarter. Resilience is our horizon.

Finance for Nature

Impact must be investable to scale. That’s why Nature Wealth designs for ecological and financial viability, together.

Amazon Basin, Ecuador

Nature Before Profit

We protect the Earth’s most irreplaceable ecosystems — not despite their value, but because they are our most valuable assets.

Catalytic Impact

We deliver measurable carbon removal and biodiversity uplift, grounded in science and built for scale.

Integrity Over Speed

We don’t cut corners. Quality, transparency, and third-party verification are non-negotiable.

Community-Centered

We partner with local and Indigenous communities — because conservation impact only happens with them, not without them.

Generational Thinking

We make decisions for the next century, not just the next quarter. Resilience is our horizon.

Finance for Nature

Impact must be investable to scale. That’s why Nature Wealth designs for ecological and financial viability, together.

Amazon Basin, Ecuador

Meet the team

We are a team of passionate naturepreneurs with experience in conservation, innovation and finance. Our mission is to unlock the true value of nature by directing capital toward high-integrity solutions that restore ecosystems, protect biodiversity, and create long-term benefits for people and planet.

Leah Becker

Fundraising & Portfolio Manager

"From accelerating climate tech to reshaping corporate strategies, my mission is clear: build bridges between business, innovation, and the natural world."

Auguste von Bayern

Zoologist and Co-Founder

“Imagine a world where safeguarding our environment is also a smart investment. This is our vision – turning nature protection into a profitable choice.“

Era Behrami

Operations and Marketing

„I joined Nature Wealth because it gives me the opportunity to use my marketing skills for the protection of the environment“

Claudia Hermes

Biologist & Conservation Specialist

"Nature conservation is my passion. With my work I want to contribute to the preservation of global biodiversity.“

Korbinian Kantenwein

Attorney and Founder

“Imagine a world where safeguarding our environment is also a smart investment. This is our vision – turning nature protection into a profitable choice.“

Martin Schaefer

Biologist and Founder

“In just 25 years, we have not only be able to safeguard rainforests, but even to restore them. The combination of nature conservation and entrepreneurship through Nature Wealth is necessary to preserve our nature's treasures for future generations.“

René Schäfer

Nature Finance and Co-Founder

"Nature is our foundation. Without it, there is no prosperity, no future – but together, we can forge a path to a healthy and thriving world for generations to come."

Our network

We believe that successful nature conservation is always a team effort. That’s why we collaborate with a wide range of partners — from conservation NGOs, standard setters, technology partners and scientific institutions to alliances, government agencies, and local communities. Together, we turn shared responsibility into real-world impact.

Become a Naturepreneur

Together, we can redefine the future of nature conservation by scaling real solutions for people, planet, and profit. By bridging finance and nature conservation through Naturepreneurship, we're creating a new paradigm for sustainable investment in our planet's most critical ecosystems.

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