Following COP30 in Belém, Brazil has demonstrated that investments aligning climate and biodiversity goals are achievable, particularly in the land-use sector. Restoring degraded pastures is not only an environmental priority but also one of the country’s most relevant economic opportunities. As implementation becomes the central focus, Brazil now faces the task of turning its restoration commitments into bankable projects able to attract both domestic and international capital. 

In the months leading up to COP30, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) (through the Lab and the CC Facility Learning Hub), with support from the Embassy of the Netherlands, convened the learning discussion “Blended Financing the Restoration of Degraded Pastures in Brazil” in Brasília. The event brought together financial institutions, investors, and policymakers to discuss pathways for scaling blended finance to support productive pasture restoration. At COP30 in Belém, CPI and the Netherlands Embassy continued this dialogue in the session “Catalyzing Green Capital: Innovative Finance for Brazil’s Pasture Regeneration,” which expanded on the discussions initiated in Brasília and added new perspectives. This insight brief synthesizes discussions from the two events to outline practical financial, institutional, and technical pathways for turning Brazil’s degraded pasture restoration commitments into scalable, bankable investment opportunities. 

Initiatives like the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance played a key role in advancing the restoration finance agenda, helping design and incubate solutions such as The Currency Exchange Fund (TCX), Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF), Growth Next Generation Agriculture (GAN), and The Seeded Initiative. By developing instruments that reduce risks, expand credit access, and strengthen restoration supply chains, the Lab has contributed practical tools that support capital mobilization for large-scale regenerative land use in Brazil and can be replicated and scaled into new geographies.