Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities-Led Financing Mechanisms: Mapping of Existing Funds in Tropical Forest Countries
Across tropical forest countries, Indigenous peoples and local communities have established funds rooted in their own organizations and governance systems. These mechanisms offer pathways for directing resources toward territorial stewardship and self-determined development. Yet limited documentation of how these funds operate and the challenges they face has made it harder for donors and policymakers to […]
Forest communities are changing the rules of forest finance. Will they see the results?
The Global TFFF Steering Committee, including key GATC leaders and RFUS Policy Director Josh Lichtenstein, meets in London, UK, in July 2025.
The Role of Intermediaries in Enabling Direct Funding for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Reflections From the Practice of Rainforest Foundation US
Published by the ICCA Consortium
Fall 2026 Newsletter
Leaders from AIDESEP and ORPIO, members of the Matsés people, and RFUS team members at the inauguration of a new territorial monitoring hub in Peru, September 2026.
The Role of Intermediaries in Enabling Direct Funding for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (Published by the ICCA Consortium)
The Living Infrastructure We Can No Longer Afford to Underfund
Indigenous-led forest protection is ready to scale. Are we ready to invest?
TREES 3.0: Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Secure Key Wins in Revision of Leading Carbon Market Standard
How Indigenous and local community advocacy strengthened consent, benefit-sharing, and transparency requirements in the world’s leading jurisdictional REDD+ carbon standard.
18 Must-Read Books by Indigenous Authors to Read on International Day of Indigenous Peoples and Beyond (2026 Update)
Every year on August 9 we celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. On this day in 1982, the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations held its first meeting in Geneva where they drafted the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, asserting their rights to self determination. Over six decades later, many […]
Summer 2026 Newsletter
A Message From Our Executive Director Dear Friends and Supporters, Summertime is well underway, and this year, it has brought a sobering reminder of the accelerating climate crisis. In June, Europe saw record high temperatures, with parts of France reaching 112°F, while a massive heat dome and smoke from Canadian wildfires engulfed much of the […]
2025 Annual Impact Report
