A new Forests, People, Climate collaborative aims to mobilize significantly increased philanthropic funding to end and reverse deforestation while delivering just, sustainable development.
Climate & Forests 2030 is a set of resources for funders interested in helping realize the potential of forests to mitigate climate change, benefit people, and protect nature. The materials include funding priorities and information on what’s needed to meet them.
Afforestation, reforestation and other practices that restore trees to landscapes offer relatively low-cost carbon removal opportunities that are ready to implement. But these practices must be done in socially and environmentally responsible ways with project oversight and policy safeguards.
In advance of the IPCC report, scientists highlight five often overlooked reasons why limiting global warming requires protecting and sustainably managing the forests we have, and restoring the forests we’ve lost.
In support of accelerating climate ambition, eighteen foundations signed a joint statement affirming their commitment to supporting the critical role forests and sustainable land use, and indigenous guardianship of these places, play in the fight against climate change.