Climate-Positive Development

BIRA

Biodiversity Investments Researcher & Accelerator (BIRA)

Making African nature-positive enterprise more visible, credible and investable.

The Challenge

Africa holds extraordinary biodiversity, yet nature-positive enterprises and conservation projects struggle to access the capital they need.

Investors face small and fragmented pipelines, uneven measurement and unfamiliar risks, while communities and project developers face financing processes that were not designed around the realities and time horizons of nature.

How It Works

BIRA combines:

Venture acceleration and investment readiness
Ecosystem support
Funder and buyer engagement
Practitioner learning
Executive training

The aim is to strengthen the conditions for a credible and inclusive African nature-finance market, rather than simply preparing individual projects.

Work in Action

BIRA is supporting a pipeline of 46 enterprises across:

Agroforestry
Forestry
The blue economy

It has also helped unlock more than $2 million in funding for nature-positive enterprises and instruments.

What We Do

Our Initiatives

AHFIA

Alliance for Health Financing in Africa (AHFIA)

Transforming Healthcare Financing for a Sustainable Future

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Elimu-Soko

Innovation reaches learners when it can work through the public system.

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SITU

An African-led platform for initiatives working on complex public and market challenges.

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All Initiatives

The intersection of
inclusion & prosperity.

Through extensive research, consultations, and collaborations, we help shape a future that is inclusive, environmentally responsible, and economically vibrant.