Scaling biodiversity finance with research

Bloom Labs is a research-driven biodiversity finance newsletter & consultancy.

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Focus Areas

Bloom Labs produces cutting-edge open-source research and resources on scaling biodiversity finance.

Biodiversity markets

Voluntary and compliance markets based on biodiversity credits. Everything about credit schemes, their quantification methods & market developments.

Nature accounting

Integration of biodiversity and ecosystems into corporate accounting & strategy. Focused on nature-related disclosure frameworks (e.g. TNFD, SBTN, CSRD).

Biodiversity MRV

Biodiversity quantification in order to monitor, report and verify (MRV) it. Especially focused on how biodiversity data collected relates to biodiversity credit mechanisms.

Why Biodiversity

Biodiversity is not only a magical interwoven circle of life. Our society is built on it. If we dig deep enough, every product or service finds its origins there. We're slowly realizing that. Large-scale political and financial commitments have been made to preserve and restore these natural ecosystems.

UN-level agreement to conserve 30% of terrestrial and marine habitat by 2030.
30 by 30
Pledged biodiversity-related financial assistance from developed countries to developing ones.
$30 billion by 2030
Assets under management of financial institutions that have made commitments about biodiversity loss.
$24 trillion

We’re at a crucial point of starting to systematically value intact nature (above $0, that is). There are many promising solutions: nature-focused corporate regulations, fair market mechanisms (e.g. biodiversity or carbon credits), nature monitoring tech. How we will achieve that will dictate our future. Finding a balance between capitalistic, regulatory and societal solutions will be key.

A lot of unique unbiased market research and synthesis needs to be done to move the space forward. That’s where Bloom Labs come in.

Services

Advisory Services
Long & short-term strategic advice on how to approach biodiversity markets. Examples include help with setting up biodiversity credit sales, purchase or investment strategy, vendor selection and more.
Content Creation
Nature finance content and knowledge product creation for other organizations. Sponsored newsletter deep dives on a specific company, industry or topic within nature finance. Accessible, entertaining and (as much as humanly possible) unbiased.
Custom Research
Tailored biodiversity research approached in the same accessible way as the newsletter. Mostly focused on biodiversity credit schemes & calculation, nature-related corporate disclosure frameworks and biodiversity MRV.
Biodiversity Market Overview
Synthesis of everything you need to know about the current state of biodiversity markets. Accessible in short presentations & workshops.

Customized for every player in the ecosystem.

A field like biodiversity requires nuance. Our services are designed with that in mind. Each client's unique needs are taken into account to provide a custom solution.

Nature-Based Solutions Providers
  • Biodiversity market feasibility analysis
  • Biodiversity credit scheme selection
  • Biodiversity credit project development
  • Biodiversity credit sales strategy
Corporates
  • Customized market intelligence report
  • Overlap between biodiversity markets & corporate nature disclosures
  • Biodiversity credit procurement & purchasing strategy
Venture Capitalists
  • Customized market intelligence report
  • Biodiversity startup landscape overview
  • Biodiversity startup scouting
Asset Managers
  • Customized market intelligence report
  • Biodiversity market feasibility analysis
  • Biodiversity credit scheme selection
  • Biodiversity credit project development
NGOs
  • Customized market intelligence report
  • Biodiversity market strategy
  • Biodiversity credit project development
  • Biodiversity credit sales strategy
Governments
  • Customized market intelligence report
  • Compliance & voluntary market analysis
  • Biodiversity markets & nature regulations overlap
  • Biodiversity market strategy
Financial Institutions
  • Customized market intelligence report
  • Market positioning advice
  • Biodiversity credit or data integration into financial products
Consultants
  • Biodiversity credit scheme selection
  • Biodiversity credit project development
  • Biodiversity credit sales strategy
  • Ad hoc client support

Testimonials

Folks appreciate the work

“I just signed my whole team up to access Bloom Labs biodiversity finance intel. If you're interested in nature and biodiversity markets, consider joining too. In only a year Simas has built out a rich dataset, and is increasingly layering on thoughtful reflections and analytics.”

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Anna Lerner Nesbitt
Climate Collective
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“Simas’ understanding of the voluntary biodiversity actors ecosystem and the role each entity has to play is the most comprehensive I have come across to date.”

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“If you read one thing about the emerging and incredibly messy early stages of voluntary biodiversity credits, this is it. Bloom Labs has compiled all the various facets and sticking points that need to be overcome if we’re ever to have a functioning biodiversity “market”.”

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Karl Burkart
One Earth

“Simas is an important voice in the development of biodiversity credit markets globally. His ability to synthesise large amounts of information to draw out important insights is impressive and a valuable resource for market actors.”

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Olivia Back
Pollination

“Simas goes above and beyond to educate nature market professionals on all things biodiversity finance. A must read for anyone working in this space.”

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Rory Oxenham
Cecil

“To maintain and vitalize ecosystems, it takes an ecosystem of solutions and hence, solution providers. Thank you, Simas, for your close observation and analysis of the space. This can be a real catalyst.”

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Dr. Sonja Stuchtey
The Landbanking Group

“Simas brings a rare mix of logic and empathy to his writing that I deeply admire. Everything he writes informs, expands and challenges my ever-evolving understanding of nature finance.”

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Bronte McHenry
Wedgetail

“It was a real pleasure working together with Simas. He is really capable of putting the hard work to collect data and understand complex topics to then explain them in an intelligible way, it's very valuable and rare!”

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Joshua Berger
BioInt

“Simas has brought a wealth of knowledge to our organization, sharing his insights and expertise in the complex field of biodiversity credits. His guidance has been invaluable as we explore new ways to connect businesses with forest conservation efforts, opening up possibilities for sustainable financing of our conservation initiatives.”

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Rimante Paulauskaite Digaitiene
The Ancient Woods Foundation

“Bloom Labs is one of the few nature newsletters I actually read. Each is packed with insights that I don't get anywhere else and he explains it in such a way that I can follow.”

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Oliver Dauert
Wildya

Resources

Biodiversity Credit Calculation Overview: Version 2

The most in-depth exploration of biodiversity credit calculation.

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Biodiversity Credit Schemes Database: Version 2

The most extensive database of (52) voluntary biodiversity credit schemes.

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Biodiversity Credits: Assets or Commodities?

A deep dive into different visions of biodiversity markets.

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Deep Dive: Biodiversity Credit Demand

What makes the (biodiversity credit) world go round? A little inquiry.

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Voluntary Biodiversity Market Player Database (450+ of them)

The most extensive database of VBM players.

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Voluntary Biodiversity Market, Visualized

A detailed flowchart of the voluntary biodiversity market.

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Marine Credit Schemes

A detailed list of marine (biodiversity, carbon, plastic & nutrient) credit schemes.

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Biodiversity Credit Indicators & Metrics

An attempt to list & categorize every single public biodiversity credit indicator & metric.

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Biodiversity Credit Schemes Database: Version 1

A detailed list of (maybe?) every biodiversity credit scheme globally at the time.

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Frequently asked questions

I can’t find my organization in one of your databases

Not a problem! If you’re a biodiversity credit scheme, just fill in this form. If you’re a voluntary biodiversity market player, please fill in this one.

How regular are your articles?

We try to publish at least monthly. Usually, you can expect an article once every 3-6 weeks.

What is a biodiversity credit?

In simple terms, it’s a standardized unit of biodiversity gain or avoided loss. Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA) defines it as a “certificate that represents a measured and evidence-based unit of positive biodiversity outcome that is durable and additional to what otherwise would have occurred. You can find more details in our article that compares biodiversity and carbon credits.

Could you cover a topic I’m interested in?

If enough people ask for research around a specific topic, we’re all ears! Feel free to share your ask on LinkedIn or just email hello@bloomlabs.earth.

About

What started as a way to share my learnings part-time while exploring to build a nature tech company, became the thing I became most known for. So I decided to double down.

Let's scale biodiversity finance together.

One way or another, biodiversity will be valued. Let us help you get ahead of the curve.