EarthAcre and the African Natural Capital Alliance Pioneer First-in-Africa Model to Pay Communities Directly for Nature Stewardship
APRIL 28, 2025 — EarthAcre, in partnership with the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA), today announced a new model for nature stewardship in Africa, introducing a way for community landowners to get paid directly, transparently, and with multiple revenue streams for nature.
EarthAcre is a leading nature technology company focused on quantifying nature outcomes scalably and enabling traceable, direct cash payments to individual landowners, regardless of complexity in land tenure or community structure. EarthAcre’s platform is currently delivering payments for nature to hundreds of indigenous households across 35,000 acres, with funding from the Klarna/Milkywire Nature Transformation Fund, with agreements in place to scale to 1M acres.
ANCA, a member organization that promotes African private and public sector awareness for nature-based solutions and transactions and counts 100+ leading African corporations among its members, is providing technical and fundraising support. Together, they are introducing a new model aimed at getting community landowners paid directly, transparently and with multiple revenue streams for nature. Indigenous communities safeguard the majority of Earth’s remaining biodiversity, but rarely get paid directly or sufficiently due to data and transparency gaps.
EarthAcre’s model enables traceable payments to individuals paired with rigorous nature monitoring at scale. This improves existing capital flow, while creating additional revenue opportunities for indigenous communities.
At the heart of this model is EarthAcre’s digital platform that transforms nature-based project development by addressing critical challenges in participant onboarding, project maintenance, and impact measurement.
Read the full press release at: https://africannaturalcapitalalliance.com/earthacre-and-the-african-natural-capital-alliance-pioneer-first-in-africa-model-to-pay-communities-directly-for-nature-stewardship/
