CEO Note: Billions for Rainforests!

The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) has launched with an initial $5 billion to reward countries and Indigenous communities for forest protection, with a long-term goal of reaching $125 billion to generate $4 billion in annual funding. Additionally, the Forest and Land Tenure Pledge secured $1.8 billion from four governments and various foundations to support Indigenous land protection. In Indonesia, the government committed to quadrupling the recognition of Indigenous lands to 1.4 million hectares of customary forests. Despite these gains, the document notes that nature receives less than 3% of total climate finance, despite representing 37% of the climate solution.

• The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) launched with an initial $5 billion in commitments, including $3 billion from Norway and $1 billion each from Brazil and Indonesia, as well as contributions from the Minderoo Foundation.
• The TFFF aims to reach a total of $125 billion, which is estimated to produce $4 billion in annual funding for rainforests, potentially tripling current conservation funding.
• The Forest and Land Tenure Pledge has secured $1.8 billion from four governments and a coalition of foundations—including the Bezos Earth Fund, Ford Foundation, and Arcus Foundation—to support Indigenous and local land protection efforts.
• The Government of Indonesia has pledged to increase the recognition of Indigenous lands to 1.4 million hectares of customary forests, an increase from the 0.35 million hectares recognized since 2015.
• Nature-based solutions represent 37% of the solution to climate change, yet they receive less than 3% of total climate finance.

APA

Hurowitz, G. (2025). CEO Note: Billions for Rainforests! Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/ceo-note-billions-for-rainforests/

Chicago

Hurowitz, Glenn. CEO Note: Billions for Rainforests! Mighty Earth, 2025. https://mightyearth.org/article/ceo-note-billions-for-rainforests/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{hurowitz2025ceo, author = {Hurowitz, Glenn}, title = {{CEO Note: Billions for Rainforests!}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/ceo-note-billions-for-rainforests/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }