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Design Phase

Case Study

Habitat Banks Insurance

COUNTRY/REGION

Colombia

START - END DATE

2026 - Ongoing

REALM

Terrestrial

Design of parametric insurance solutions to protect investments in habitat banks. The insurance product protects against key environmental risks, such as human-wildlife conflict, rainfall anomalies, and wildfires, offering confidence to investors and project developers. By reducing uncertainty and securing biodiversity assets, the insurance strengthens habitat banks, supports ecosystem resilience, and promotes greater public-private investment in nature-based solutions.

Insurance trigger type

The mechanism by which an insurance payout or financial response is activated

Parametric/Index

Insurance scheme target

Beneficiary of Insurance Scheme

Public Sector, Investors

Insurance scheme developer

The type of institution(s) providing insurance or guarantees

Private

Insured risk

The primary category of risk addressed or managed by the insurance solution.

Risk to Natural Assets and Ecosystems, Performance and Delivery Risk

Insurance product type

Adapted from UNEP FI framework subcategories

Insurance to de-risk/enable investment in nature