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Zorzal is dedicated to using cacao to finance the conservation of Bicknell's Thrush habitat. The majority of the 1,019-acre reserve is left ‘forever wild’, while other sections are used to grow cacao that is then processed at an off-site facility. Wedgetail’s investment supports Zorzal in scaling its operations by purchasing cacao from farmers that are adopting practices that support biodiversity.

Revival Cacao is determined to restore Mexican cacao to its former glory, using both ancient techniques of ceremonial cacao lavado and the most modern post-harvest processes for fermented specialty cacao sourced from the rainforests of Tabasco, Chiapas and Oaxaca. In addition to selling high-quality cacao beans, Revival also exports ceremonial cacao paste and chocolate couvertures and is exploring the processing of upcycled cacao pulp and husk products. Wedgetail’s investment helps Revival work with local producers, expanding farm rehabilitation efforts, enhancing traditional agroforestry farming practices where cacao plays a major role, and ultimately restoring forest ecosystems in the Tabasco and Chiapas regions.

Pro Eco Azuero is dedicated to restoring a 25,000-hectare Ecological Corridor in the Azuero Peninsula in southern Panama. Wedgetail’s investment supports Pro Eco Azuero to strategically reforest 20 hectares inside this key corridor, as well as to increase the awareness and adoption of conservation and sustainable farming practices, start collecting baseline biodiversity data, and increase the availability of diverse tree species by expanding community nurseries.

To solve a problem, you must deeply understand it. But the nature crisis is no ordinary problem. The only way to understand a problem of such complexity is to learn by doing… which is exactly what we’re doing in Lutruwita/Tasmania, in the heart of the Midlands, at our demonstration property The Quoin. Spanning 5,000 hectares, with bushland, grassland, heathy woodland and unique landforms that support diverse native animal populations, this is where the Wedgetail team is learning what it takes to restore an ecosystem, what measuring and monitoring is needed and how to combine conservation and commercial activities.

Sumday is bringing the rigour, accuracy and transparency we expect from traditional accounting to non-financial accounting. Wedgetail’s equity investment empowers Sumday to transform how businesses reconcile their books, driving systems change, so we properly incorporate the value of the natural world around us.

To’ak is a bean-to-bar chocolate maker that’s fighting the extinction of Nacional cacao. Wedgetail’s nature-linked loan empowers To’ak to build its business while focusing on achieving positive biodiversity outcomes with local farmers.

La Mosquitia forest is one of the last remaining conservation strongholds in Central America. Wedgetail supports Cacao Miskito through a partnership with American Bird Conservancy that focuses on strengthening local economies in the La Mosquitia forest. The focus of this grant is to prevent deforestation, conserve migratory bird habitat and increase habitat connectivity by purchasing, processing and selling of cacao and replanting and enhancing cacao farms.

Cacao Hunters is an award-winning chocolate company with an unwavering focus on boosting local livelihoods, encouraging regenerative agriculture and showcasing Colombia’s regional flavours. Wedgetail’s investment supports Cacao Hunters in implementing pilot agroforestry plots and collecting baseline data on these plots in order to better understand the challenges and opportunities and expand uptake in the region. Additionally, the investment supports Cacao Hunters to pilot INATrace as an EUDR compliance tool, in collaboration with the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute (FCCI).

Papua and West Papua house the world’s third-largest intact tropical rainforest. Wedgetail’s grant is funding the sustainable commercialisation of commodities such as taro, banana, seaweed and shrimp, all of which keep the rainforest standing and boost community livelihoods.

UOPROCAE is a cooperative of 394 cacao producers with 1,204 hectares of productive farmland in Ecuador. Wedgetail’s nature-linked loan enables UOPROCAE to map its conservation areas, purchase more regenerative cacao, and train youth leaders in regenerative agricultural practices.

Brazil is an important biodiversity hotspot — but it’s also home to approximately 90 million hectares of degraded land. Courageous Land’s mission is to work with landowners to convert this degraded land into agroforestry farms. Courageous Land's Agroforestry Intelligence Platform helps landowners with agroforestry planning, financing, and management, as well as the sale of carbon credits, water credits and agroforestry production. Wedgetail’s investment supports Courageous Land’s founders to grow their team, build out their platform and scale their impact across several new projects.

Xylo Systems is a data and AI cloud platform that makes navigating the complexities of biodiversity impact effortless, from data collection through to measurement and reporting. Wedgetail’s equity investment supports the team on their mission to enable any business, and any project, to be truly nature-positive.

Agronomeye is bringing digital twin technology to agriculture to give landowners a holistic view of their land. Wedgetail’s equity investment enables Agronomeye to pilot applications across natural capital, biodiversity, carbon projects and animal welfare, to name just a few.

Team Tap is a producer, trader and exporter of Colombian coffee and cacao with an unwavering focus on growing local economies and livelihoods. Team Tap is also partnered with the first Bird-Friendly Certified cacao producers in Colombia. Wedgetail’s investment supports Team Tap to restore 50 hectares of degraded pastureland, run nursery and agroforestry training for youth, and increase the percentage of local producers adopting biodiversity practices.