“The Tropical Forest Forever Facility has the potential to become one of the largest and most impactful examples of sustainable blended finance to date. What’s particularly exciting is how it demonstrates the importance of thoughtful, collaborative design — through early and consistent communication, inclusive engagement, and a willingness to iterate. This isn't just a theoretical structure; it’s a working model that shows how public and private actors can come together to channel capital at scale toward global public goods. From our perspective at Barclays, we see the TFFF not only as a pioneering initiative for Brazil, but also as a replicable blueprint for other countries looking to drive environmental and financial innovation. If executed well, the TFFF could become a cornerstone model for mobilizing private capital in support of sustainability goals worldwide.”

- Gregory Cass, Global Head of Sustainable Financing and Alternatives, Barclays, 3 June 2025

"We are encouraged and optimistic about the investor appetite for the TFFF, informed by recent transactions we've seen in the markets and been engaged with directly. We believe there is a very wide pool of potential investors in this asset class, and the incentives that the TFFF will put in place could encourage a positive feedback loop. [...] In addition, investors are placing growing importance on measurable, quantifiable metrics, not only for deforestation but also for broader biodiversity outcomes — something we’ve observed in our work on financial swaps in Ecuador and Gabon, which attracted interest beyond typical ESG investors. With the right focus on the characteristics of the investment portfolio, we believe there is strong and growing appetite for instruments like the TFFF.”

- Abyd Karmali, Managing Director - Climate Finance, Bank of America, 3 June 2025

"The DRC, with its huge forest massif equivalent to 67% of the national territory and its vast peatlands, represents a major asset to face and be part of this TFFF initiative,"

- Benjamin Toirambe, Secretary General of the Environment, Democratic Republic of Congo, 20 May 2025

“The TFFF is a historic opportunity for forest countries. What we decide here will help shape the future of the Congolese forest, our local communities that are guardians of forests and the global climate. The TFFF will mobilize about US$125 billion in significant additional funds for the conservation of tropical forests that it will reinvest and then distribute the profits to tropical forest countries on a permanent basis. These funds should benefit those who actually conserve forests, such as local communities and Aboriginal peoples.”

- Ève Bazaiba, Minister of State for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Democratic Republic of Congo, 20 May 2025

"The forests of the Congo Basin represent the 2nd largest tropical forest massif in the world after the Amazon, and play a central role in climate regulation, the protection of biodiversity, economic development and the social well-being of all the countries in the region and beyond. Deforestation, the degradation of ecosystems and the intensification of economic and demographic pressures are weighing heavily on their integrity. Meeting these challenges requires innovative and substantial funding, particularly in a global context of uncertainty surrounding official development assistance. Only large-scale investment, supported by greater collaboration, will enable this natural heritage to be preserved in the long term. The TFFF, led by Brazil and supported by the DRC and several other tropical forest countries, is an innovative response aimed at mobilizing up to USD 125 billion for the structural and long-term conservation of tropical forests, with a particular focus on the Congo Basin. This initiative complements the REDD+ mechanism and will guarantee stable annual payments to countries that preserve their forests intact, even without actively reducing deforestation."

- Rokya Ye Dieng, Country Representative of the UNDP Democratic Republic of Congo, 21 May 2025

“Indonesia believes that the future of our planet is deeply rooted in the health of its forests. In this context, we see the TFFF not only as a Brazil-led initiative, but as a transformative opportunity for all tropical forest countries — a platform to advance innovation, equity and ambition in global climate solutions,”

- Haruni Krisnawati, Senior Advisor to the Minister for Climate Change at the Ministry of Forestry, Republic of Indonesia, June 2025

"Our country strongly supports the Brazilian government’s initiative to establish the TFFF, which we see as a transformative and timely response to persistent gaps that Congo Basin countries have highlighted in several international forums. We call on bilateral, multilateral and private partners to work with us to ensure that the TFFF is fully funded, transparent, accessible and equitable. Tropical forests cannot wait; the future of our forests must be addressed with the necessary urgency and solidarity.”

- Professor Joseph Malassi, Climate Advisor to the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 2025

“We congratulate the members of the TFFF working group on their ambitious efforts to preserve forests. We welcome the TFFF as an innovative model with the potential for scale and self-sufficiency. This inclusive mechanism can mobilize private capital on a large scale while helping to mitigate economic risks associated with biodiversity loss and forest degradation.”

- Christian Stracke, Chairman PIMCO

"The TFFF as more than just a financing mechanism — it is an opportunity to broaden the conversation about what direct financing for indigenous peoples and local communities can and should be. By placing the voices of nature’s guardians at the center as partners and co-authors of the process, the TFFF represents a chance to recognize our historic demand for direct financing, while setting a new standard for other global financial mechanisms.

- Global Alliance of Territorial Communities, June 2025

“The TFFF offers innovative, large-scale financial incentives for developing countries to conserve their tropical rainforests, paying a fixed amount per hectare of forest that is preserved or restored annually.”

- Marina Silva (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), 28 October 2025

“The Tropical Forest Forever Facility is a concrete opportunity to transform forest finance, with direct access for Indigenous Peoples, where the 20% target must be a floor, not a ceiling. Their full participation in the fund’s design and decision-making is essential. This must be funded by them and for them. Initiatives like this move us closer to climate and nature finance that doesn’t deepen debt, and that truly values natural capital. We cannot demand climate action from countries suffocated by debt. COP30 must be a turning point toward a fair financial architecture — built from the South, and for the South, and the TFFF is an example of that. “

- Lena Estrada, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia, June 2025

“We take note of this important initiative led by the Government of Brazil and, as the holder of the second biggest Amazon forest, remain ready to participate in information exchange and consultations to help shape it. It comes at a crucial moment to scale up forest finance through concrete solutions and strong partnerships on the road to COP30.”

- Raquel Soto Torres, Vice Minister for Strategic Development of Natural Resources of the Ministry of Environment, Peru, June 2025

“If there has ever been a time for demonstrating ambition, it is now, and the TFFF does just that. Ghana continues to be a strong advocate for the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, and it was deeply encouraging to see partners such as the UK, Norway, and France voice their support for this initiative during London Climate Action Week. The potential of the TFFF to protect and conserve tropical forests is significant, so we must work together to realise its potential. Supporting TFFF will be the true test of our commitment to fight deforestation.”

- Roselyn Fosuah Adjei, Director, Climate Change at Ghana’s Forestry Commission, June 2025

“Humanity—and the planet we call home—depends on tropical forests, not only for our present well-being but for the future of life on Earth. The TFFF is an innovative mechanism designed to protect these vital ecosystems, empower Indigenous communities, and recognize their central role in this global effort. It brings together collaboration at an unprecedented scale and scope. This could well become one of the most significant—if not the defining—outcomes of COP30 in Brazil.”

- Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Member of Club de Madrid and former President of Costa Rica, June 2025

“The Tropical Forest Forever Facility offers a new model of climate finance – it is an ambitious and pragmatic instrument that treats tropical forests as what they are: global environmental infrastructure providing water regulation, carbon storage, biodiversity – services that underpin our planetary stability and prosperity. The countries protecting them deserve recognition and reward. Through the UN-REDD Programme, which has provided countries with longstanding support in building the foundations for performance-based forest finance, UNDP is ready to help countries navigate and benefit from this next generation of forest finance instruments.”

- Marcos Neto, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, June 2025

“Halting and reversing deforestation is fundamental to achieving global climate goals. For too long, the immense value of standing tropical forests has been absent from the world’s balance sheet. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility represents a paradigm shift, offering an innovative model designed to correct this market failure by paying for the ecosystem services forests provide. By aiming to create a permanent, performance-based mechanism, it provides a long-term framework that can crowd in private finance at an unprecedented scale, turning conservation into a new, tangible asset.”

- Dan Ioschpe, UN High-Level Climate Champion for COP30, June 2025

“There is no doubt that we must safeguard all remaining tropical forests for all life on Earth to thrive. To do so effectively, we need creative finance mechanisms that allow these ecosystems to be worth more standing than destroyed. A fully financed Tropical Forests Forever Facility would help achieve this by supporting countries and frontline defenders, including direct, accountable funding to Indigenous Peoples and local communities, whose stewardship is essential to success.”

- Wes Sechrest, Chief Scientist and CEO of Re:wild, June 2025

“The Tropical Forests Forever Facility is an exciting opportunity to reshape how forest conservation is financed. Its success will depend on rigorous transparency and accountability, not only in how forests are monitored but also in how benefits are shared with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. WRI is committed to helping TFFF successfully reduce tropical deforestation.”

- Craig Hanson, Managing Director and Executive Vice President for Programs at WRI, June 2025

“Protecting tropical forests is one of the defining challenges of our era—not only a climate imperative but a test of global governance. It requires bold political leadership, long-term vision, and a renewed commitment to international solidarity. The Tropical Forests Finance Facility (TFFF) offers a transformative approach—innovative, ambitious, and rooted in shared responsibilities and mutual benefits. Club de Madrid strongly supports this initiative as it reflects a much-needed evolution: from traditional development assistance to a model of genuine development cooperation, where all actors—public and private, local and global—work together as partners.”

- María Elena Agüero, Secretary General, Club de Madrid, June 2025

“The TFFF is the only game in town for forest finance, and it is a relatively small investment for a massive impact. The TFFF initiative is truly as good as it gets. If we fail to help Brazil go forward with this ambition at COP30, we will not have the opportunity again.”

- Lord Zac Goldsmith, Senior Fellow, Bezos Earth Fund, June 2025

“The TFFF recognizes the inherent value of tropical forests, and that the stewards of those forests need sustained financial resources to protect them. From Africa to Asia to the Americas, market forces are driving tropical forest loss and degradation. The TFFF represents a novel public commitment to leverage the power of global capital markets for the conservation of nature, rather than its destruction. As the largest “boots on the ground” conservation organization in the tropics, working in partnership with governments, industry, Indigenous Peoples, and other local stewards, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is pleased to endorse the TFFF and support the ongoing work of the TFFF Secretariat.”

- Joe Walston, Executive Vice President at WCS Global, June 2025

“This could well become one of the most significant—if not the defining—outcomes of COP30 in Brazil.”

- Carlos Alvarado Quesada, former President of Costa Rica, June 2025

“[..] It's going to be a historic chance to turn promises into action. [..] the Tropical Forest Forever Fund. The world must finance a $150 billion effort to reward countries and communities that keep forests including Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo intact [..] If delivered with integrity, [this initiative] can transform our entire future. Our team at Rewild, our foundation, will work alongside indigenous leaders [..] to push governments and donors to these bold, lasting commitments.”

- Leonardo DiCaprio, Founding Board Member, Re:wild, July 2025

“The TFFF is designed to capitalize and distribute resources fairly to those countries that already pay for preservation, because preservation benefits the world”

- André Guimarães, executive director, Amazon Environmental Research Institute

“As a global leader in international finance, the City of London has an important role to play in supporting the TFFF which will channel vital investment into keeping forests standing. We urge UK investors and financial institutions to play their part and show leadership to make the UK the world’s leading green investment hub. The UK government's support will be essential to get the TFFF off the starting blocks and finance flowing for forests. We must also keep forest-risk commodities off UK shelves and are calling on the UK Government to introduce the legislation that was promised four years ago to make that happen.” -- Kate Norgrove, Executive Director for Conservation, Advocacy and Policy at WWF-UK

“Forests are the lifeline of our economies and fundamental to human health and wellbeing. The TFFF offers the most promising pathway this year for delivering a bold breakthrough in nature and climate finance. We urge countries and financial institutions to mobilize capital at scale and help turn the TFFF into a true success for people and the planet.” -- Kirsten Schuijt, Director General, WWF International

"to give President Lula your personal commitment that you will stay engaged and ensure this agenda does not recede within the government structure…Guayana applauds your leadership in advancing the TFFF as a vital addition to the menu of options for forest finance. We will support you 100% in your efforts. We stand ready to help you in any way we can so that by COP30 we can show the world that ambition is finally matched by finance.”

- His Excellency, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

“The TFFF is a true game-changer. For the first time, a global mechanism declares that protecting a forest is not a burden but a value. For the first time, our nations are recognised as guardians of a common good essential to life on earth. We salute Brazil’s leadership in being the first country to announce its contribution, and the 1 billion pledge is both impressive and a clear call for others to follow.”

- Mr. Max Andonirina Fontaine, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Madagascar