Silvania
Silvania is a Geneva-based natural capital investment platform founded in 2023 by Mercuria with $500M+ committed capital. It develops and manages high-integrity nature-based carbon projects across 10 countries, sourcing credits for corporates and offering natural capital exposure to institutional investors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2023
- HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Silvania does
Silvania is a Geneva-headquartered, Singapore-incorporated natural capital investment platform founded in 2023 with a $500M+ cornerstone commitment from Mercuria, one of the world's largest energy and commodities trading groups. It is a wholly-controlled initiative of Mercuria rather than an independent startup, which confers unusual financial durability and access to global commodity infrastructure from inception. Silvania actively develops, structures, and manages a portfolio of jurisdictional and project-level nature-based assets — primarily REDD+, forest restoration, sustainable forestry, and blue carbon — spanning 14 active projects in 10 countries (predominantly Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Guyana, and the US) covering 29M+ hectares.
The platform combines a capital-markets interface with a science-led project development and monitoring stack. Carbon credit sourcing for corporates (tiered from under 10,000 to 1M+ tCO2e annually on multi-year contracts) and natural capital fund mandates for institutional investors and family offices (tiered from under $1M to $100M+) constitute the principal revenue mechanisms, supplemented by upfront project-structuring and offtake-pre-financing fees. Monitoring infrastructure integrates satellite remote sensing, bio-acoustic sensing, camera traps, and eDNA sampling, with independent third-party verification aligned to IC-VCM Core Carbon Principles, Verra VCS, ART TREES, Climate Action Reserve, and the Verra JNR Framework. The Misiones program became the first jurisdictional forest carbon program approved under Verra's JNR Scenario 2 and received an A–AA Sylvera pre-issuance rating.
Go-to-market is enterprise field sales anchored at recurring high-profile events (WEF Davos, London Climate Action Week, Climate Week NYC, COP) and the Race to Belém coalition campaign, with distribution supplemented by partnerships with Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, Mercuria's trading networks, and a network of national and subnational government counterparties. The company operates from Geneva (HQ), London, and across in-country project offices; senior leadership combines former Royal Vopak chairman Eelco Hoekstra as CEO and Conservation International co-founder Peter Seligmann as Chairman.
Silvania firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Silvania
- Legal name
- Silvania Nature Based Investments Pte Ltd
- Website
- https://silvania.earth
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2023
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Silvania is a Geneva-based natural capital investment platform founded in 2023 by Mercuria with $500M+ committed capital. It develops and manages high-integrity nature-based carbon projects across 10 countries, sourcing credits for corporates and offering natural capital exposure to institutional investors.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Silvania industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Nature-Based Carbon Credits and Natural Capital Investment
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)
- SIC
- Forestry (800), Investors, Nec (6799)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM) (IMAMAJAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Carbon Sequestration & Forest Carbon Credits (AFAMAMAA), Voluntary Carbon Offsets Trading (Verified Credits: VCM) (EUAGAIAB), Carbon Offtake Structuring & Contracting (ERPA, Long-term Offtakes, Price Floors) (EUABADAE), Natural Resources — Timberland (FSAAAKAH)
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Where Silvania is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Geneva
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Silvania business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Carbon credit trading and sales: Trading and sales of high-integrity nature-based carbon credits (VCUs, TREES-Cs, CRTs, ACCUs) to corporates meeting sustainability goals and institutional investors. Credits sourced from Silvania's own developed portfolio of REDD+, restoration, sustainable forestry, and blue carbon projects.
- Natural capital investment returns: Returns generated through Silvania's portfolio of nature-based projects including jurisdictional REDD+ programs, forest restoration, sustainable forestry, and marine protection. Active project development and management from origination through long-term oversight.
- Project development and structuring: Upfront financing and technical structuring support for jurisdictions seeking ART TREES certification and JREDD+ program development, with Silvania serving as offtaker of future credits.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Multi-year contract | Carbon credit sourcing for corporates with annual volumes under 10,000 tCO2e |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Multi-year contract | Carbon credit sourcing for mid-market corporates with 10,000-100,000 tCO2e annual volume |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Multi-year contract | Large-volume carbon credit sourcing for enterprises with 100,000-1 million tCO2e annual volume |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Multi-year contract | Enterprise-scale carbon credit sourcing for organisations with 1 million+ tCO2e annual volume |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Natural capital investment for family offices and smaller investors under $1M |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Institutional natural capital investment $1M-$10M |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Significant institutional investment $10M-$100M |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Major institutional investment $100M+ |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Silvania product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Silvania is a natural capital investment platform that actively develops, manages, and sells high-integrity nature-based carbon credits (VCUs, TREES-Cs, CRTs) from its portfolio of jurisdictional REDD+ programs, forest restoration, sustainable forestry, and blue carbon projects. It offers corporates a pathway to source verified environmental credits and offers institutional investors and family offices access to natural capital as a new asset class, backed by $500M+ in committed capital from Mercuria.
Product overview
Silvania is a global natural capital investment platform that operates as a unified offering combining carbon credit sourcing for corporates and natural capital investment access for institutional investors. The platform manages a diversified portfolio of 14 active projects across 10 countries spanning forest conservation (REDD+), reforestation, sustainable forestry, and blue carbon. Key project programs include the Tocantins and Misiones Jurisdictional REDD+ Programs, Kowen Antami Indigenous-led conservation, Yucatán Forest Restoration, Together for Forests cooperative model, and the US Timberland Partnership. The platform also includes advocacy initiatives like the Race to Belém campaign.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Race to Belém: A conservation campaign initiated by Silvania in collaboration with Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy to mobilize private sector finance for Brazilian rainforest protection ahead of COP30.
Products and services
- Carbon Credit Sourcing High-integrity carbon credit sourcing service for corporations, providing access to verified nature-based environmental credits (VCUs, TREES-Cs, CRTs) from Silvania's diversified global portfolio of jurisdictional REDD+, restoration, sustainable forestry, and blue carbon projects. Designed for companies seeking credible, traceable credits aligned with recognised verification standards.
- Natural Capital Investment Investment platform enabling institutional investors, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and pension plans to access natural capital as a new asset class, with exposure to a diversified portfolio of high-integrity nature-based projects actively developed and managed for long-term value. Investment tiers span from under $1M to $100M+.
- Tocantins Jurisdictional REDD+ Program Brazil's first state-wide Jurisdictional REDD+ program, a public-private partnership protecting 9 million hectares of Cerrado and Amazon forest in Tocantins state through ART TREES certification, with TOPAR as the joint venture between Tocantins State and Silvania holding rights to transfer carbon credits.
- Misiones Jurisdictional REDD+ Program Government-led jurisdictional REDD+ program protecting 1.5 million hectares of the Paraná Atlantic Forest in Argentina's Misiones province — the world's first jurisdictional forest carbon program approved under Verra's JNR Framework Scenario 2, generating Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) verified for 13.1M tCO2e of emission reductions across the first crediting period (2017-2022).
- Kowen Antami REDD+ Program Indigenous-led management of 260,000+ hectares in Peru's Pasco region, part of the UNESCO-recognised Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha Biosphere Reserve, validated under Verra VM0048 with Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards. The project partners with Asháninka (ANAP) and Yánesha (AMARCY) communities, with eDNA sampling tracking biodiversity recovery.
- Yucatán & Oaxaca Forest Restoration Portfolio of five community-owned forest restoration projects across Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and Oaxaca, working with Ejido communities to restore over 50,000 hectares under the Climate Action Reserve Mexico Forest Protocol, generating Carbon Removal Tonnes (CRTs) with embedded eDNA sampling and biodiversity monitoring.
- Together for Forests (Madre de Dios) Cooperative-led REDD+ project safeguarding over 260,000 hectares of Amazon rainforest in Peru's Madre de Dios through COOPAFSAMAD, aggregating small concession holders into a unified conservation and carbon credit program.
- US Timberland Partnership Strategic partnership with Alder Point Capital Management targeting real asset investments in US timberland and farmland, generating revenues from ecological forestry, carbon sequestration, land and habitat conservation, and regenerative agriculture. Alder Point leads acquisition and day-to-day management while Silvania provides significant financial commitment.
Quantifiable outcome
- 29M+ hectares under active management across global portfolio
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Silvania
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Silvania technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability7 records
Feature6 records
Silvania partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
27 partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.
- Itaú UnibancosecondaryJoint Declaration of Support for jurisdictional forest protection and high-integrity carbon markets. Itaú and Silvania united with Brazilian and global companies ahead of COP30.
- Alder Point Capital ManagementcoreStrategic partnership to scale sustainable investment in US timberland and farmland. Silvania committed significant financial investment to Alder Point, targeting revenues from ecological forestry, carbon sequestration, land & habitat conservation, and ecological restoration. Alder Point leads acquisition and day-to-day management.
- Government of Guyana / Environmental Protection AgencycoreLandmark Letter of Intent signed at Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit to pioneer new approaches to valuing and financing biodiversity. Silvania became first private sector signatory of Georgetown Declaration.
- Grupo PerúcoreCoalition representing three Indigenous Peoples organisations (AIDESEP, ANECAP, CONAP) for world's first Jurisdictional REDD+ Program on Indigenous lands, aiming to protect up to 7.5M hectares of Amazon rainforest.
- SystemicacoreTechnical structuring partner for Piauí JREDD+ program. Systemica is a Brazilian company specialised in carbon credit and environmental asset generation and management with a portfolio spanning REDD and IFM to ARR projects.
- Investe PiauícoreMixed economy company representing the State of Piauí for the JREDD+ partnership. Silvania agreed to provide technical and financial support for generation and commercialisation of forest protection carbon credits.
- Conservation InternationalcoreGlobal collaboration announced during London Climate Week, drawing on CI's deep science-based expertise, community relationships, and project oversight to advise on deployment of Silvania's capital and catalyse further funding. Founding partner of Race to Belém campaign.
- The Nature ConservancycoreCampaign partner for Race to Belém, bringing technical insights, connections to broader coalitions including Forest & Climate Leaders Partnership, and global conservation reputation to the campaign's credibility.
- GeonomacoreLead program development and MRV (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) for Tocantins and Piauí programs. Geonoma is an environmental services company with over 15 years of experience in sustainable solutions and biodiversity conservation.
- IPAM (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia)coreMRV and technical partner for Tocantins program, contributing scientific expertise to independent verification of emissions reductions.
- UFT (Universidade Federal do Tocantins)secondaryAcademic partner for Tocantins program contributing research and monitoring capabilities.
- LAPIGsecondaryResearch partner contributing to independent verification of Tocantins TREES credits.
- TOCAR / TOPARcoreTOCAR channels carbon finance for program implementation. TOPAR is the joint venture between Tocantins State and Silvania holding rights to transfer carbon credits.
- DRIS (Desarrollo Rural Sustentable)coreLocal NGO partner in Kowen Antami project with extensive experience in park administration, community engagement, and sustainable development across Peru.
- ANAP (Asociación de Nacionalidades Asháninkas del Valle del Pichis)coreIndigenous organisation partner in Kowen Antami, representing Asháninka communities in the Pichis Valley and providing core governance voice.
- AMARCY (Asociación para el Manejo y Conservación de la Reserva Comunal Yanesha)coreIndigenous organisation representing Yánesha communities in Kowen Antami project, bringing deep traditional ecological knowledge.
- AIDESEP (Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest)coreIndigenous organisation representing Amazonian communities in Peru, part of Grupo Perú coalition for indigenous-led JREDD+ program.
- ANECAP (National Association of Executors of Administration Contracts of Communal Reserves of Peru)coreIndigenous organisation representing communal reserve administrators, part of Grupo Perú coalition.
- CONAP (Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru)coreIndigenous confederation representing Amazonian nationalities in Peru, part of Grupo Perú coalition representing over 3,000 Indigenous communities.
- MINAM (Peruvian Ministry of Environment)coreGovernment ministry leading the Jurisdictional REDD+ Program on Indigenous lands in Peru, collaborating with Grupo Perú and Silvania.
- World Economic ForumsecondaryEngagement on global frameworks for natural capital accounting and role of private finance in meeting Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets.
- Villars InstitutesecondaryCollaboration on nature-positive investment frameworks and development of biodiversity metrics capturing full value of ecosystem services beyond carbon.
- University partnershipssecondaryOngoing research collaborations with leading universities on bio-acoustic monitoring methodology, forest carbon measurement, and ecological outcomes of restoration interventions.
- We Mean Business CoalitionsecondaryCampaign partner for Race to Belém, organising high-profile private sector engagement events at LCAW, Climate Week NYC, and COP30 and producing co-authored thought leadership.
- COOPAFSAMADcoreCooperative of Forest Owners of Madre de Dios leading Together for Forests project, aggregating small concession holders to protect 260,000 hectares of Amazon rainforest in Peru.
- Government of MaranhãocoreStrategic alliance announced at Maranhão signing in London for large-scale forest restoration through the state's Floresta Viva program, backed by $100M investment commitment.
- Government of TocantinscoreGovernment partner for state-wide Jurisdictional REDD+ program protecting 9M hectares across Cerrado and Amazon biomes. Public-private partnership with Silvania providing risk capital and technical teams.
Scale indicators13 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Silvania competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Wildlife Works: One of the longest-standing REDD+ project developers globally. Wildlife Works develops, verifies, and sells forest-based carbon credits across Africa and Latin America, directly comparable to Silvania's jurisdictional REDD+ project model.
- South Pole Group: Global carbon project developer and climate consulting firm that originates nature-based credits and sells them to corporates. Overlaps with Silvania in voluntary carbon credit sales to corporates and project origination across multiple geographies.
- Pachama: AI-enabled carbon credit marketplace and project financier focused on nature-based solutions. Directly comparable as a tech-enabled channel connecting corporate buyers to forest and nature-based credits sourced from verified projects.
- GreenCollar: Australia's largest carbon project developer, originating and managing nature-based carbon projects (vegetation, savanna burning, forestry) and selling credits to corporates. Comparable in project development, MRV, and corporate offtake model.
- Terra Global Capital: Nature-based carbon project developer with a portfolio spanning REDD+, IFM, ARR, and ARR/IFM projects globally. Comparable as a developer-manager model providing carbon credits to corporates and capital to institutional investors.
- 3Degrees: Climate solutions provider specializing in sourcing and delivering nature-based carbon credits to enterprises for Scope 1-3 decarbonization. Competes directly with Silvania's corporate carbon credit sales motion and energy/commodities-grade execution.
- Mast Reforestation: Reforestation and natural climate solutions developer acquiring land and developing nature-based carbon projects in Latin America and the US. Comparable in forestry project development and credit origination for the voluntary carbon market.
Emerging players
- Rubicon Carbon: Newer entrant capital pool for high-integrity carbon removal and reduction credits. Overlaps with Silvania as an alternative channel for institutional and corporate allocators seeking diversified exposure to nature-based credit portfolios.
Broad incumbents
- Verra: Operates the VCS and JNR standards registries that certify and issue carbon credits including those from Silvania projects (Misiones, Kowen Antami). Functions as the broader industry infrastructure layer within which Silvania's Nature-Based Solutions operate.
Others
- BeZero Carbon: Independent carbon credit ratings agency that provides risk ratings for voluntary credits (alongside Sylvera, which rates Silvania's Misiones). Comparator as ecosystem analytics that influence pricing and buyer trust in the credits Silvania sells.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Silvania social profiles
Digital presenceSilvania compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance10 records
Silvania financial estimates
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Silvania leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Silvania funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Silvania
What does Silvania do?
Silvania is a natural capital investment platform that actively develops, manages, and sells high-integrity nature-based carbon credits (VCUs, TREES-Cs, CRTs) from its portfolio of jurisdictional REDD+ programs, forest restoration, sustainable forestry, and blue carbon projects. It offers corporates a pathway to source verified environmental credits and offers institutional investors and family offices access to natural capital as a new asset class, backed by $500M+ in committed capital from Mercuria.
Is Silvania a public or private company?
Silvania is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Silvania founded?
Silvania was founded in 2023. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Silvania based?
Silvania is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does Silvania make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Carbon credit trading and sales are the primary driver. The others are natural capital investment returns and project development and structuring.
Who are Silvania's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Wildlife Works, South Pole Group, Pachama, GreenCollar, Terra Global Capital, 3Degrees and Mast Reforestation. Rubicon Carbon is listed as an emerging player. Verra is listed as a broad incumbent. BeZero Carbon is listed as an others.
Does Silvania have an API?
No public API is recorded for Silvania.
What industry is Silvania in?
Silvania's product category is Nature-Based Carbon Credits and Natural Capital Investment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAMAJAD, Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM), with a secondary code of AFAMAMAA, Carbon Sequestration & Forest Carbon Credits. Its NAICS code is 11531 and its SIC code is 800.