Championing Africa’s Natural Capital

FSD Africa and FirstRand have collaborated to implement TNFD frameworks within the African financial sector, focusing on capacity building and piloting disclosures in high-impact sectors like agriculture and extraction. The initiative included training 10 C-suite or board-level executives and conducting regulatory road-mapping and networking events via the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) to address the continent's natural capital financing shortfall.

• FSD Africa and FirstRand implemented a multi-tiered approach to integrate TNFD principles, which included piloting frameworks in sectors with high nature-based dependencies and impacts, specifically agriculture and extraction.
• The initiative provided targeted capacity building, including the training of 10 C-suite or board-level executives in sustainable finance and TNFD principles, alongside regulatory road-mapping and networking events hosted by the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA).
• The program aims to address a substantial financing shortfall for natural capital in Africa, which threatens the continent's biodiversity and economic stability.

APA

FSD Africa (2025). Championing Africa’s Natural Capital. https://fsdafrica.org/impact-stories/championing-africas-natural-capital/

Chicago

FSD Africa. Championing Africa’s Natural Capital. 2025. https://fsdafrica.org/impact-stories/championing-africas-natural-capital/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=FSD Africa |title=Championing Africa’s Natural Capital |date=28 May 2025 |url=https://fsdafrica.org/impact-stories/championing-africas-natural-capital/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{fsdafrica2025championing, author = {{FSD Africa}}, title = {{Championing Africa’s Natural Capital}}, institution = {FSD Africa}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://fsdafrica.org/impact-stories/championing-africas-natural-capital/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }