The Forest Conservation Fund

About The Forest Conservation Fund

The Forest Conservation Fund backs community-managed tropical forest protection projects that keep rainforests standing by putting funding directly in the hands of Indigenous peoples, local communities, and other local landholders. Its model is highly practical and outcomes-oriented: it supports projects that can demonstrate forest protection on the ground, often combining ranger patrols, biodiversity monitoring, and sustainable livelihood or agroforestry activities. The fund appears to prioritize decentralized conservation in high-risk tropical forest landscapes across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, especially where local stewardship can prevent conversion of forest to other land uses.