Foundation Partnerships
Mobilizing Blended Finance for Carbon-Eligible Landscapes
Eden: People+Planet partners with foundations to catalyze blended finance solutions for carbon-eligible landscape restoration. Our science-verified approach combines foundation capital with carbon market revenues, delivering measurable climate impact through 40-year commitments to nature-based solutions. We create lasting value across verified carbon credits, biodiversity enhancement, and sustainable community development.
Our Approach to Foundation Partnerships
Eden has evolved to focus on blended finance solutions and carbon-eligible landscape restoration, working with communities to deliver verified carbon credits alongside ecological and social impact over 40-year commitments. We align with foundation missions by developing projects that generate both measurable carbon benefits and sustainable development outcomes through our standards-based implementation framework.
Our foundation partnerships are built on:
- Long-term commitment to landscapes (15+ years for philanthropic projects, 40+ years for carbon projects)
- Community co-design that respects local knowledge and agency
- Evidence-based methodologies with robust monitoring systems
- Transparency in implementation and reporting
Through these partnerships, foundations can leverage blended finance approaches to support transformative landscape restoration initiatives that generate verified carbon credits and create lasting environmental returns over 40-year commitments.
Climate Action
Carbon-eligible landscape restoration offers one of the most effective nature-based solutions to climate change, delivering verified emissions reductions through forest protection and regeneration while unlocking sustainable finance mechanisms.
Eden’s carbon-eligible landscape initiatives:
- Sequester carbon through reforestation and forest protection
- Build community resilience to climate impacts
- Reduce vulnerability to floods, droughts, and erosion
- Support transitions to climate-smart agriculture and livelihoods
Our projects combine blended finance with rigorous carbon credit verification, enabling foundations and investors to generate verified carbon credits through 40-year commitments to landscape restoration.
By investing in Eden’s carbon-eligible landscapes, partners achieve measurable climate impact while supporting communities through sustainable nature-based solutions.
Current Climate Action Priorities
Our Chimanimani Landscape Restoration Project in Mozambique demonstrates our blended finance approach, restoring 95,000 hectares and protecting 60,000 hectares of carbon-eligible forest ecosystems. Through a 40-year commitment, we’re developing verified carbon credits while enabling communities to build climate-resilient livelihoods through nature-based solutions.
Impact Metrics:
- 95,000 hectares under active restoration in Chimanimani
- 60,000 hectares of protected forest in Chimanimani
- 863,429 indigenous trees planted in 2024 (representing 71 different species)
- 1,267+ hectares brought under restoration in 2024
Community Development
The success of carbon-eligible landscape restoration depends on long-term community partnerships and sustainable economic opportunities. Eden’s community development approach combines blended finance solutions with 40-year commitments to enable communities to generate verified carbon credits while stewarding their natural resources.
Our community-focused carbon initiatives:
- Strengthen local governance of natural resources
- Develop sustainable value chains from forest products
- Create employment through restoration activities
- Support transitions to regenerative agriculture
- Build capacity for long-term landscape management
Foundation partners can support blended finance initiatives that generate both verified carbon credits and sustainable development outcomes, creating long-term paths to prosperity through carbon markets.
Through strategic investment in carbon-eligible landscapes, foundations help ensure that restoration projects deliver measurable climate benefits while building community capacity for 40-year stewardship commitments.
Community Development Priorities
The Rubeho Mountains project in Tanzania exemplifies our blended finance approach, working with approximately 92,458 people to develop carbon-eligible landscapes. Foundation support enables carbon credit verification, sustainable land use planning, and long-term benefit sharing mechanisms with local communities.
Impact Metrics:
- 349 community members employed in Chimanimani (2024)
- 5 community nurseries established in Chimanimani
- 92,458 people engaged in Rubeho Mountains project
- 40 villages participating in Rubeho Mountains governance structures
Carbon-Eligible Landscapes
Carbon-eligible landscapes support long-term ecosystem recovery while generating verified carbon credits and sustainable revenue streams. Eden’s blended finance approach combines conservation funding with carbon market opportunities through 40-year commitments to landscape restoration.
Our carbon-eligible projects:
- Protect and expand habitat for threatened species
- Restore ecological connectivity between forest fragments
- Reintroduce indigenous species to degraded landscapes
- Engage communities in biodiversity monitoring
- Combat invasive species that threaten ecosystem function
Investment partners can participate in blended finance solutions that generate verified carbon credits while creating lasting conditions for ecosystem recovery and community benefit.
By pioneering blended finance solutions for forest conservation, Eden combines foundation capital with carbon market revenues to create sustainable, long-term funding for protecting critical ecosystems.
Current Biodiversity Priorities
Our carbon-eligible landscapes, including the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, generate verified carbon credits while safeguarding irreplaceable biodiversity. Through 40-year commitments to these areas, we create durable conservation outcomes that attract both philanthropic and market-based funding streams.
Impact Metrics:
- 78+ endemic plant species protected in Chimanimani
- 71 indigenous tree species used in restoration activities
- Protection for forest-dwelling bush elephants in Mozambique
- Habitat for 6 threatened mammal species and 12 endemic birds in Rubeho
Water Security
Healthy forests are vital for watershed protection and water security, making them valuable assets in carbon markets. Through blended finance approaches, Eden’s water security initiatives protect and restore watershed forests, generating verified carbon credits while ensuring essential water services for communities over 40-year commitments.
Our carbon-eligible landscape projects:
- Restore forest cover in critical watershed areas
- Implement erosion control measures
- Protect riparian zones and wetlands
- Support water management institutions
- Monitor water quality and quantity impacts
Investment partners can support long-term landscape restoration initiatives that generate verified carbon credits while benefiting local communities and ecosystems.
Through blended finance approaches, we create 40-year commitments to transform degraded landscapes into thriving carbon sinks that deliver both environmental and social returns.
Current Water Security Priorities
The Rubeho Mountains represent a significant carbon-eligible landscape and water catchment area, offering potential for verified carbon credits while feeding two major river systems that supply water for agriculture, hydropower, and domestic use—including water for Dar es Salaam’s 7.5 million residents. Through blended finance approaches and 40-year commitments, we enable long-term protection and restoration of these vital ecological assets.
Impact Metrics:
- Protection for Buzi River catchment in Chimanimani
- Restoration in Rufiji and Wami-Ruvu River Basins in Tanzania
- Improved water infiltration and reduced sedimentation in restored areas
- Enhanced dry-season flow reliability in project watersheds
Collaboration Options
Eden offers strategic pathways for foundations and investors to participate in blended finance solutions that deliver both conservation impact and carbon market returns.
Project Support
Investment opportunities in carbon-eligible landscapes, with verified carbon credits and 40-year commitments to ensure long-term ecological and financial value. Our blended finance approach combines philanthropic capital with market-based mechanisms to scale nature-based solutions while generating measurable returns.
Initiative Development
Support for developing innovative blended finance models and carbon market strategies that advance landscape restoration at scale. These initiatives focus on carbon credit verification, impact measurement, and long-term community benefit sharing frameworks.
Strategic Partnership
Strategic 40-year partnerships that secure carbon-eligible landscapes and enable verified emissions reductions. These collaborations combine public, private, and philanthropic capital to ensure sustainable, long-term restoration outcomes.
All partnerships include third-party carbon verification, detailed impact reporting, opportunities for site visits, and recognition in Eden’s market communications.
Connect With Our Team
We welcome discussions with investors, foundations, and carbon market participants interested in our blended finance approach to generating verified carbon credits through long-term landscape restoration. Our 40-year commitments ensure lasting impact and quality returns for our partners.
- Initial conversation to understand mutual interests and priorities
- Review of potential project alignment and funding needs
- Development of tailored proposal addressing foundation objectives
- Due diligence and agreement finalization
- Implementation, monitoring, and regular reporting
To explore investment opportunities in carbon-eligible landscapes or learn more about our blended finance model, please contact our partnerships team directly:
Email: partnerships@eden-plus.org
Phone: (626) 872-3770
For blended finance and carbon market opportunities, please contact:
Email: finance@eden-plus.org