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Short Film: Perspectives on Forests, Lands, and Rights
To learn from diverse perspectives, we interviewed leaders about their priorities for action on forests, lands, and rights. Here’s what they shared.
The power of people and the potential of forests.
What We Support
From local to global scales, we support those working to change the systems and power structures that drive tropical deforestation and undermine people’s rights and well-being.
Supporting Indigenous Peoples’, Afro-Descendant Peoples’, and local communities’ efforts to secure and exercise their land rights and tenure, manage their forests, and support their livelihoods.
Supporting effective environmental and social governance and policies while strengthening accountability to ensure equitable and sustainable management of forest resources and a just energy transition.
Supporting resilient, inclusive movements, narratives, and collective action on justice and rights, forest protection and regeneration, and climate resilience. Learn more
Supporting just economic transitions that strengthen equity and transparency, revitalize forest economies, and reverse forest loss, while mobilizing more accessible and effective finance for forests and communities.
Supporting shifts in agricultural production, consumption, and trade toward lower-emissions, climate-resilient alternatives that benefit people and the environment, and increasing the sustainability of infrastructure and extractive industries in ways that protect communities and nature.
Secure Forest Communities’ Rights & Livelihoods
Supporting Indigenous Peoples’, Afro-Descendant Peoples’, and local communities’ efforts to secure and exercise their land rights and tenure, manage their forests, and support their livelihoods.
Advance Governance, Policy & Accountability
Supporting effective environmental and social governance and policies while strengthening accountability to ensure equitable and sustainable management of forest resources and a just energy transition.
Strengthen Movements, Narratives & Collective Action
Supporting resilient, inclusive movements, narratives, and collective action on justice and rights, forest protection and regeneration, and climate resilience. Learn more
Shift Financial Systems
Supporting just economic transitions that strengthen equity and transparency, revitalize forest economies, and reverse forest loss, while mobilizing more accessible and effective finance for forests and communities.
Improve Production, Consumption & Trade
Supporting shifts in agricultural production, consumption, and trade toward lower-emissions, climate-resilient alternatives that benefit people and the environment, and increasing the sustainability of infrastructure and extractive industries in ways that protect communities and nature.
Where We Focus
We focus on tropical forest regions with significant potential for addressing the climate crisis and preserving cultural and biological diversity – and on the global policies and practices impacting forests and forest communities.
Who We Are
Based in tropical forest regions and around the world, our teams support the power of civil society organizations to advance collective action for forests, justice, and climate resilience.
About Our Alliance
The Climate and Land Use Alliance is a collaborative of foundations with a shared focus on the interdependence of people, tropical forests, and the climate. Through our Alliance, we align diverse expertise, resources, and networks to leverage our support.
We coordinate with other funders to ensure more resources reach those working to halt and reverse forest loss for people and the climate.
Member Foundations
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$400M in Philanthropic Commitments to Tropical Forests and Communities
The Forests, People, Climate collaborative aims to mobilize significantly increased philanthropic funding to end and reverse deforestation while delivering just, sustainable development.
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Work With Us
We appreciate your interest in working with our dynamic and dedicated teams! Check out our current job openings and apply online.
