About Us

Ecosystem Marketplace, an initiative of the non-profit organization Forest Trends, promotes transparency and integrity in climate and nature markets through research, data, and tools that enable high-quality investments in nature-based solutions, ensuring these markets work for both people and the planet.

Investments in nature-based and regenerative solutions are poised to be one of the biggest sectors driving growth in the twenty-first century: from carbon and biodiversity credits to sustainable commodity production to innovative finance for restoration like blue bonds and insurance instruments. These financial and business models offer not only financial returns but increased resilience, strong communities, and new job opportunities. They act as a bridge between nature and the economy, creating value and real price signals that make nature visible in economic decision-making.

But markets need transparency to work. Without credible information on the full landscape of opportunities and decision-critical data on market size, pricing, transaction volumes, and typical returns, investors lack the confidence to deploy capital at scale, policymakers cannot design effective frameworks, and market participants operate in darkness rather than daylight. 

We believe that market transparency isn’t just a technical consideration; it’s critical for integrity and growth of a new nature-aligned economy. EM provides the research, tools, and networks necessary to build high integrity climate and nature markets that work for people on the ground and for the planet.

Ecosystem Marketplace is financially supported by a diverse set of organizations including multilateral and bilateral government agencies, private foundations, and corporations involved in banking, investment, and various ecosystem services.

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