The Meloy Fund for Sustainable Community Fisheries

Bringing behavioral insights to conservation

Overview

The Meloy Fund for Sustainable Community Fisheries is a $20M impact investment fund that will incentivize the development and adoption of sustainable fisheries by making debt and equity investments in fishing related enterprises that support the recovery of coastal fisheries in Indonesia and the Philippines. In addition to providing a reasonable financial return the Fund is projected to have a positive impact on the lives of 100000 fishers and their household members and place 1.2 million hectares of coastal habitats under improved management. The Fund is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rare a global conservation organization that has empowered local communities in over 50 countries to shift from being resource users to environmental stewards.