Washington, DC, 8 May 2025 – Forest Trends, in partnership with GreenData, has launched a new digital Resource Center designed to equip Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs & LCs) with trustworthy information on climate and conservation finance, carbon markets, and territorial governance.
This online hub fills a critical gap in the complex landscape of climate and conservation finance, as it will provide IPs & LCs with resources necessary for accessing funding opportunities. The Resource Center provides a comprehensive library of reports, videos, guidance documents and more—all tailored to help communities effectively engage with climate and conservation finance and leverage financial tools to protect their lands, cultures, and livelihoods.
“This initiative is an essential step in ensuring Indigenous and local communities have the opportunity to engage with climate and conservation finance on their own terms,” said Beto Borges, Forest Trends’ Director of the Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative. “We are proud to partner with GreenData to provide clear, accessible resources that support these communities’ longstanding environmental stewardship efforts.”
The Resource Center is currently available in Portuguese, with additional languages and materials coming in the future.
Visit the resource center HERE.
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Forest Trends works to conserve forests and other ecosystems through the creation and wide adoption of a broad range of environmental finance, markets, and other payment and incentive mechanisms.
Forest Trends’ Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative supports indigenous and forest communities’ ability to thrive in their homelands. Doing so is one of the most effective safeguards against deforestation and is essential for climate resilience.
GreenData specializes in the management and execution of socioeconomic and environmental projects and programs, providing advice on the consolidation of biodiversity value chain businesses.