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Financing Climate Justice: New Case Studies Share Practical Lessons on How Climate Finance Can Reach Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Examples from Guyana, Peru, Mesoamerica, and a global Indigenous alliance demonstrate practical solutions to overcome systemic funding barriers. New York, 18 September 2025 — Indigenous peoples and local communities protect more than a third of the planet’s most vital forests, yet receive less than one percent of international climate funding. Without adequate […]

Forest Carbon Data Helps Communities Benefit Financially from their Forests

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By Isabela Barriga, David Gibbs and Cameron Ellis This article was originally published by Global Forest Watch and is republished here with permission. You can view the original article here. Indigenous Peoples and local communities play a crucial role in protecting forests and the areas they manage tend to experience lower deforestation rates than other […]

Saweto: Historic Sentences Confirmed Against the Killers of Ashéninka Leaders

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After eleven years of struggle, a historic victory for Indigenous justice has finally been secured. On August 25, 2025, the Superior Court of Ucayali upheld the convictions of illegal loggers Hugo Soria Flores, José Estrada Huayta, and brothers Segundo and Josimar Atachi Félix. The court confirmed their sentences of 28 years and 3 months in […]

Indigenous Communities Lead Climate Adaptation Strategies in the Peruvian Amazon

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A bold strategy is emerging in response to the escalating threats of fire and drought in the Amazon. Shaped by those who know the forest best, Indigenous peoples are forging their own path, leading climate adaptation efforts rooted in ancestral knowledge, territorial defense, and collective survival. From the territories, for the territories, this plan is […]

How Climate Finance Can Reach Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Practical Lessons from Four Regional Case Studies

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Indigenous peoples and local communities protect 36% of the world’s intact tropical forests, yet receive less than 1% of international climate funding. If you are familiar with this work, you know this contradiction intimately. But closing the gap requires more than good intentions—it demands practical strategies that navigate entrenched systems while building genuine autonomy. Four […]

Rainforest Foundation US, UK y Norway aclaran que no tienen relación con “Rainforest Foundation Pastaza” y rechazan violaciones de derechos

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Read this press release in English here. PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA Nueva York / Londres / Oslo, 13 de agosto de 2025 — Rainforest Foundation US, Rainforest Foundation UK y Rainforest Foundation Norway aclaramos que no tenemos ninguna relación, ni en el pasado ni en el presente, con la empresa privada de origen alemán “Rainforest Foundation […]

Rainforest Foundation US, UK, and Norway Clarify No Affiliation with “Rainforest Foundation Pastaza” and Condemn Rights Violations

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Lea este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York/ London /Oslo, 13 August 2025 — Rainforest Foundation US, Rainforest Foundation UK, and Rainforest Foundation Norway categorically state that we have no connection, past or present, with the German-owned private business “Rainforest Foundation Pastaza” that is operating in Ecuador under the name […]

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