VC-founded fund promises better model for wildlife protection: 'Conservation is a cash flow problem'
2 Jun 2026
13:30
A foundation co-founded by top European investors and founders is using blockchain-registered bonds to channel private capital into African wildlife conservation.
Now the organisation looks to attract retail and institutional investors to its first fund.
"Conservation is a cash flow problem," Marios Michaelides, director of the AMES Habitat Fund, tells Impact Loop.
Now the organisation looks to attract retail and institutional investors to its first fund.
"Conservation is a cash flow problem," Marios Michaelides, director of the AMES Habitat Fund, tells Impact Loop.
The Msikaba river winds through a narrow forested gorge before spilling out into the Indian Ocean on South Africa's aptly named Wild Coast.
Eland and red hartebeest, two large species of antelope, graze the surrounding grasslands. A lilac-breasted roller – a striking bird with luminescent blue and purple plumage – perches on a branch overhead, scanning for prey.