Canopy Capital

 Canopy Capital "was established in 2007 to drive capital to the rainforest canopy.

"Canopy Capital has created an investment template for first-movers in an emerging market for Ecosystem Services. These include rainfall generation, moderation of extreme weather, carbon storage and biodiversity maintenance."

"In March 2008, Canopy Capital entered into a partnership with the Iwokrama International Centre (IIC)in Guyana to measure and place a financial value on the Ecosystem Services (ESS) of Iwokrama’s tropical forest. This is the first ever deal to put a market value on the services provided by a rainforest, which include rainfall production, water storage, and weather moderation – utilities with global significance which are vanishing as forests fall."

People
Accessed April 2009:


 * Hylton M. Philipson, Managing Director
 * Andrew Mitchell, Executive Director
 * Michael Naylor, Non-Executive Director

Contact

 * Web: http://canopycapital.co.uk