Choose how to finance seagrass restoration
Several financing models exist. The right one depends on your sector, market, risk threshold and the type of return (financial, ecological or reputational) that fits your company best.
Which financing model gives you the right balance of credibility, control and cost?
The World Economic Forum & McKinsey (2025) prioritised eight finance solutions that channel private capital into nature. Think of them as the roster - different instruments for different risk profiles, balance sheets and ambitions.
Debt with coupons tied to nature KPIs or use-of-proceeds.
Bank loans where pricing flexes against nature targets.
Corporate vehicles that hold and monetise the value of natural assets.
Carbon, biodiversity and nature credits - including ARTEMIS' seagrass credit.
Sovereign debt restructured in exchange for conservation commitments.
Direct payments to land/sea stewards for the services they protect.
Pooled vehicles investing in nature-positive enterprises and projects.
Shadow prices applied internally to nature impacts and dependencies.
Nature credits are one option in this roster - and they are the mechanism ARTEMIS is developing for Mediterranean seagrass. The documents below give you the full landscape (WEF), the ARTEMIS position on scaling finance for seagrass, and a ready-made internal pitch deck.
WEF - Finance Solutions for Nature: Pathways to Returns and Outcomes (2025)
WEF & McKinsey (2025) - the full landscape of prioritised nature-finance mechanisms. Opens on weforum.org.