Fundraising & climate finance

Partners, funding and payments for ecosystem services (PES) for community-led projects that turn forest conservation into local income.

What we offer

Connecting community projects with the funding they need.

We help community organizations structure their projects, find partners and access payments for the ecosystem services they protect.

Partners & funding

Prospecting investors, donors and partners for community-led projects.

Payments for ecosystem services

Design of PES schemes that reward forest conservation and add income for families.

Ecosystem services certification

Support to verify and communicate impacts under the FSC Ecosystem Services procedure.

Land management support

Technical cooperation with producers on land management and project readiness.

Partners we support

Two community-led organizations turning forest conservation into local income.

01 · Amazon estuary · Amapá

Amazonbai

161

member families

4,500 ha

FSC-certified native forest

Amazonbai's achievements include the world's first FSC-certified native açaí and Brazil's first FSC Ecosystem Services certification (2019).

02 · Serra das Almas · Ceará and Piauí

Associação Caatinga

103,700 ha

protected areas created

4,000

families served

Associação Caatinga protects the only biome found exclusively in Brazil and runs its own water-credit initiative, certified by the Universal Water Registry.

Mechanisms

Payments for ecosystem services (PES)FSC Ecosystem ServicesCarbon markets (VCM)

Related projects

Fundraising and PES projects.

Looking for funding or partners?

Talk to our team about PES and climate finance for your project.