It is important to track the amount of finance received by projects supporting Indigenous Peoples’ (IPs) and local communities’ (LCs) forest and tenure management, given that these groups are essential to reaching the goals set by the GLD. IPs and LCs are effective stewards and guardians of their forest territories, and key stakeholders and partners in the development of forest management and governance solutions. Protecting IPs’ and LCs’ land rights is an evidence-based climate change solution that is a cost-effective approach compared to some other mitigation options. 
Finance and investment to support IPs and LCs remains far below their estimated needs for securing tenure rights and preserving the ecosystems in their territories. Between 2011 and 2020, funding from bilateral, multilateral, and philanthropic donors to projects supporting IPs’ and LCs’ tenure and forest management reached only USD 2.7 billion. Of this total, only 11% was provided to projects that advanced tenure security – meeting only 3% of estimated global needs to secure necessary tenure reforms for IPs and LCs. 

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Note: Data and underlying methodology are reported in the 2023 Forest Declaration Assessment.
Full description, licensing, and other information available at the original data source (Rainforest Foundation Norway; Rights and Resources Initiative).

It is important to track the amount of finance received by projects supporting Indigenous Peoples’ (IPs) and local communities’ (LCs) forest and tenure management, given that these groups are essential to reaching the goals set by the GLD. IPs and LCs are effective stewards and guardians of their forest territories, and key stakeholders and partners in the development of forest management and governance solutions. Protecting IPs’ and LCs’ land rights is an evidence-based climate change solution that is a cost-effective approach compared to some other mitigation options. 
Finance and investment to support IPs and LCs remains far below their estimated needs for securing tenure rights and preserving the ecosystems in their territories. Between 2011 and 2020, funding from bilateral, multilateral, and philanthropic donors to projects supporting IPs’ and LCs’ tenure and forest management reached only USD 2.7 billion. Of this total, only 11% was provided to projects that advanced tenure security – meeting only 3% of estimated global needs to secure necessary tenure reforms for IPs and LCs. 

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Note: Data and underlying methodology are reported in the 2023 Forest Declaration Assessment.
Full description, licensing, and other information available at the original data source (Rainforest Foundation Norway; Rights and Resources Initiative).