Natural Climate Solutions
Natural climate solutions offer immediate and cost-effective ways to tackle the climate crisis—while also supporting healthy, thriving communities and ecosystems.
AMAZÔNIA Vista aérea de uma parte da densa floresta amazônica remanescente em São Félix do Xingu, um município da Amazônia brasileira que tem uma das maiores taxas de desmatamento. © Haroldo Palo Jr.
A New Precedent for the World's Tropical Forests
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is the first initiative of its kind to reward countries and stewards for protecting standing forests.
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1B
Fully funded and operational, the TFFF could preserve more than 1 billion hectares of tropical forests per year in countries around the world.
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550 Gt
Ensuring the integrity of forest ecosystems at a large-scale is a critical natural climate solution. TFFF could mitigate up to 550 Gt of CO2 per year.
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2X
Tropical forests are essential for biodiversity, providing habitat for 62% of the world's terrestrial vertebrate species—more than twice any other biome on Earth.
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20%
Importantly, TFFF commits to allocating at least 20% of payments directly to Indigenous Peoples and traditional and local communities in tropical forest countries.
At COP 30 in December 2025 in Belem, the Brazilian Government launched the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) — a global initiative with the potential to create large-scale financing for forests and delivering worldwide benefits. The TFFF aims to raise substantial, permanent funding from both private and public sources to support long-term protection and restoration in Tropical Forest Countries. TFFF has also publicly committed to allocating at least 20% of payments directly to Indigenous peoples and local communities.
We know that nature can contribute up to a third of the greenhouse gas emission reductions needed to meet the Paris Agreement target by 2030. We also know only 1-2% of available climate finance is currently directed toward Indigenous Peoples. Therefore, ensuring the integrity of forest ecosystems at a large-scale by working with the people who inhabit them is a powerful tool in our toolbox.
Ogooué River Wetlands
Gabon, located in Central Africa's Congo basin, has vast protected areas to conserve its rich biodiversity and critical ecosystems.
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Roshni Lodhia
“Transformative potential demands everyone’s commitment – that’s why TNC is contributing support to the TFFF.”
CEO
The Nature Conservancy is proud to support the TFFF, and we are committed to helping expand this effort through science and partnership. Led by our Brazil team, TNC has helped advance TFFF and supported the government of Brazil in launching this initiative.
Going forward, we plan to support this global iniative by:
- Investing meaningful institutional resources;
- Ensuring Tropical Forest Countries are eligible for funding;
- Advancing readiness of Tropical Forest Countries to receive funding;
- Supporting equitable direct access to TFFF finance for Indigenous and Local Communities;
- Facilitating learning between country governments and Indigenous organizations.
News & Updates
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TNC Pledges Support to TFFF
As London Climate Week 2026 begins, CEO Jennifer Morris explains why The Nature Conservancy is supporting the Tropical Forest Forever Facility Read the announcement.
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Executive Summary
How TNC is helping advance a critical climate finance effort. Download our executive summary.
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Guardians of Nature in the Amazon
Why valuing standing forests and rewarding nature stewards in the Amazon matters for climate change. Read the article.
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More about Natural Climate Solutions
Combined with cutting fossil fuels and accelerating renewable energy, natural climate solutions offer immediate and cost-effective ways to tackle the climate crisis—while also addressing biodiversity loss and supporting human health and livelihoods.
