Who We Work With

Tellus acts as a bridge between demand for bespoke, nature-based projects from all kinds of investors, and the diverse supply of natural-capital assets managed by communities, custodians, guardians and governments.

But we’re not a consultancy, broker or marketplace. We’re expert project managers who specialise in actually building bespoke projects from the ground up with our own hands.

Whether it’s a small pilot project or a sophisticated, multi-year program with multi-faceted social, economic and environmental impacts, all projects are a union between a private-sector investor and a natural-asset owner.

Project investors

We are not here to convince anyone to take action. We work with private companies, NGOs and governments who share our goal to restore and protect nature at scale. Our investment partners are typically quite advanced along their journey towards that goal, having established their environmental footprint, scoped all impact opportunities, committed to a sound ESG strategy and hit some targets or milestones already.

Tellus exists to serve companies who have all this in place and are looking for large-scale solutions to mobilise their capital in long-term, high-ROI projects with the highest degree of transparency and control. We see the demand for high-integrity projects that drive real change and create a lasting legacy, and we’re here to make it possible.

NGOs

We know that the philanthropic sector has long been invested in the financing of nature when other actors did not necessarily have the vision or ambition to engage in this area. We also know that many of these NGOs are becoming more concerned with the long term sustainable impact of their grant giving. We can operationalise and implement philanthropic financing which sets conditions for more sustainable funding through the generation of carbon and nature credits.

Governments

We work with governments both on the demand side and supply side (see below) of nature based projects. On the demand side of nature based projects many governments are formulating their carbon policy and regulatory frameworks as well as forming their strategies for NDCs under Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. We develop projects which can meet country’s NDCs. 

Natural-asset owners

We work with natural-asset owners of all varieties, from native custodians and local communities to governments.

  • For land custodians we provide access to funding, conduct rigorous feasibility studies, develop financial strategies, and operationalise a management plan.

  • We act at the cutting-edge of conservation and restoration approaches.

    • Project design & development

    • Structuring & finance

    • Ecological optimisation

    • High-quality offset delivery

  • We implement and manage complex projects in any environment

  • Local knowledge

  • Technical expertise

  • Governments

    • We know that many governments are becoming increasingly concerned about their natural capital assets and best to protect and restore them. We work with multiple actors to come up with a strategy of how to maximise the potential of these assets both in terms of the health of the ecosystems but also in terms of sustainable financing mechanisms for the government. 

  • Corporate ESG Departments

    • We design and develop bespoke environmental projects to help companies fulfil their ESG goals.

    • Private sector corporates looking to develop bespoke environmental projects

  • Investors

    • We plan, design and develop projects for investors interested in natural capital. 

  • Conservation Governance

    • We work with world class conservation organisations requiring financing. We provide funding through carbon credits, nature credits and conservation sponsorship.