Today, the Republic of Ecuador, with the support of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and Bank of America, announced the financial close of a debt conversion facilitated by TNC’s Nature Bonds Program to advance the Amazon Biocorridor Program. The debt conversion refinanced approximately $1.53 billion of Ecuador’s international bonds, generating over $800 million in net fiscal savings for Ecuador by 2035. The transaction is also expected to secure approximately $460 million to support the Amazon Biocorridor Program (Programa Biocorredor Amazónico, BCA) for the conservation of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems…