5. Investments to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation

Direct access financing for IPLC for forests

Direct access to finance for Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, and Afro-Descendant Peoples ensures that resources reach those best placed to protect and steward forests. By securing rights and consent, IPs, LCs, and ADPs can safeguard territories and maintain practices that preserve forests’ resilience as carbon sinks and biodiversity reservoirs.

How this solutions relates to the action agenda

Axis: Stewarding Forests, Oceans, and Biodiversity

Key Objective: 5. Investments to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation

Why it matters

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities manage over half of the world’s remaining intact forests, yet receive only a fraction of the finance needed to sustain them. In 2023, less than 10% of pledged forest finance reached IP&LC-related projects, and only 1% of this supported initiatives explicitly led by IP&LC organizations. Direct access finance provides an opportunity to close this gap, recognizing and ensuring that resources flow to those best positioned to protect forests.

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Direct access financing for IPLC for forests

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