Tropical forest finance mechanism The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF): A New Finance Mechanism or Smoke & Mirrors? In the wake of COP30 held in Belém, Brazil, one of the most ambitious outcomes was the launch of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) — a proposed global fund designed to reward countries for protecting tropical forests rather than exploiting them. The promise is bold: flip the economics of deforestation, channel large-scale investment, support Indigenous and local communities, and make standing forests into assets rather than liabilities. But beneath the ambition lies a series of critical questions: Will the fund work? Who benefits? And is this truly a paradigm shift or yet another high-level commitment with weak follow-through? This article unpacks how the TFFF works, why it matters, the opportunities it presents, the caveats and risks, and what it means for the future of forest-based climate finance. Why the TFFF matters Tropical forests are...
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