Let’s build nature investment portfolios that deliver impact you can prove

Are you tired of investing in nature projects that are swamped by science jargon and uncertainty?
You want to support biodiversity, nature conservation & restoration, but investment cases are unclear on expected impact, merit, risks and reportability?
If this describes your situation (or your institution’s), read on or let’s chat

The problem in a nutshell:

Most nature projects overpromise on scope and delivery
Expected intervention impacts are rarely informed by strong scientific evidence and rarely translated comprehensively to the language of materiality and due-diligence
Project impact forecasting against a dynamic baseline is often missing. This blurs the investment case.
Investments become risky when projects can’t predict impact before funding, or can’t demonstrate impact after funding

Dr Ken Anthony, Director of Nature Assets Consulting

I’m a science leader with published and on-the-ground expertise in mathematical ecology applied to nature conservation and restoration
I have 30+ years experience delivering quality projects for Government, universities, NGOs, and industry
I have led or co-led successful investment cases in excess of AU$100 million, including the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program for the Great Barrier Reef
I’m a trusted knowledge broker who will inform you about project merit, risks and costs on the basis of the best available evidence and analyses only, not based on agendas or personal gain

My approach builds on the tried and tested framework for structured decision making (SDM), which has helped inform complex choices in business, medicine, engineering and nature conservation for over 40 years.
I couple SDM with my NAC project-assessment system, which is composed of three gates and five key criteria, and which are screened through three lenses: materiality, credibility and reportability (see Figure below)
This is the most rigorous framework available for nature projects. It incorporates elements of high-integrity Nature Accounting systems, but goes beyond these systems by enabling impact forecasting and all project costs.

My main task is to help investors assess projects for merit, risk and hidden costs. This includes systematic analyses of portfolios or proposals, and demonstrating why some projects meet quality standards while others don’t
Whether you’re a government department, philanthropist, impact investor or commercial investor looking to finance nature projects, I work on the premise that you want your investment to deliver positive, demonstrable and reportable impacts for nature and people.
To help you here, I assess projects in a comprehensive evidence-based process. My process is transparent (no black boxes), auditable and verifiable. As a published science leader, I welcome expert reviews.
Your own criteria can be used in assessments, for example key objectives (e.g. biodiversity & ecosystem services), performance benchmarks and risk profiles you want your portfolio to align with.
Reach out and request my fee structure for different types of projects, or to obtain a quote.

These training sessions are for teams or individuals who want to do their own assessments of project merit, risks and costs, and who want to apply a high-quality process that aligns with best practices and high-integrity standards.
These training sessions range from 90-minute high-level briefings of the steps and methods I apply and how, to full two-day workshops where we go deeper into the why, what and how of the analyses.
I won’t teach you due diligence, but I’ll show you how to look for critical scientific evidence needed to support an investable nature project.
In all sessions, I freely share my assessment framework, tools and principles.
Reach out for a copy of my fee structure, or to receive a quote for a training package.