FDJ United

About the fund

Ardian’s Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Strategy, also known as the Averrhoa NBS platform, is a climate and biodiversity-focused impact fund managed by Ardian’s infrastructure team in partnership with ecosystem restoration specialist aDryada. The strategy invests in nature-based carbon removal and restoration projects, including reforestation, afforestation, and the restoration of wetlands and mangroves across emerging markets in regions such as Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The fund aims to restore degraded ecosystems while generating high-integrity carbon credits for corporate buyers seeking to meet decarbonization targets. With anchor commitments from development finance institutions, the strategy secured about €100M in initial commitments and targets the sequestration of roughly 85 million tons of CO₂ over a 40-year period. In addition to carbon removal, projects aim to deliver co-benefits such as biodiversity protection, improved water and soil quality, and economic opportunities for local communities.