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Africa is home to some of the world’s most ecologically significant and economically critical natural systems. How to embed nature into systems and instruments that position it as foundational economic infrastructure as these markets develop remains an important question. In this commentary for Earth Capital Nexus, Thea Philip, Nicola Ranger and Laura Clavey reflect on insights from a recent convening and conclude that the momentum is real, the opportunity is vast, and while there are structural barriers to investment at scale, these are not insurmountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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