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Canopy Trust seeks private-sector driven projects in sustainable agriculture or forestry, renewable energy or deforestation free value chains and economic development, within the Congo Basin.

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Process

Kindly read the information below before submitting your project.
Submitting a project for Technical Assistance or Direct Investment does not entail any guarantee of receiving it.
The Canopy Trust team will get in contact with projects that are selected.

  1. The Applicant submits a project proposal
  2. Canopy Trust reviews the formal application*
  3. Canopy Trust evaluates the request for feasibility study
  4. The project is submitted to the Technical Assistance Committee
  5. If the project meets the requirements (both Eligibility and Selection Criteria) Canopy Trust and applicant agree on conditions and the terms of reference (TOR) of the Technical Assistance to be provided
  6. The contract is signed between Canopy Trust and the Applicant
  7. Technical Assistance is provided to the project
  8. Canopy Trust evaluates the potential for direct investment
  9. The project is submitted to the Investment Committee
  10. Canopy Trust negotiates with the Applicant the term sheet
  11. The negotiated term sheet is submitted to the Investment Committee
  12. If the negotiate term is approved by the Investment Committee, it is signed and the investment is deployed.

*If Canopy Trust judges the project submitted as investment ready, it could orient the applicant directly to the phase n°9.

Canopy Trust Project Submission Process
Canopy Trust Project Submission Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility criteria

Projects not fulfilling every single criteria will not be considered.

  • The project is located in a beneficiary country*.
  • The projects target one or more of our following sectors of activities:
    Sustainable Agriculture or Forestry, Renewable energies & alternatives to fossil fuel, Free deforestation value chains and Economic development
  • The expected total capital contribution by Canopy Trust for the project is between I) 0.2m and 0.8m USD under the Technical Assistance component ; II) 0,5m and 2m USD under the Direct Investment component.
  • The main stakeholder has the legal power to represent his entity, which is legally registered.
  • The proposal is complete and all the compulsory files/questions are present/answered
  • The project does not fall under the Exclusion List in the Canopy Trust Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS).
  • The project is expected to contribute positively to Life on Land (SDG 15), climate action (SDG 13) or Gender equality (SDG 5) and positively contribute to at least two other SDGs.
  • Environmental and Social Risks categorization is B or C, in accordance with IFC Performance Standards.

*Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of Congo

Criteria of selection

The project will be evaluated and selected based on the following criteria :

  • Context
  • Positive Impact
  • Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS)
  • Project Developer’s Capacity
  • Technical feasibility
  • Legal framework and compliance
  • Economical sustainability
  • Additionality
  • Risk
  • Counterparties
  • Scalability and Investability
Canopy Trust Criteria Of Selection
Exclusion and eligibility criteria
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