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17 November 2025
Top of the COP
Climate High-Level Champions'
Newsletter
At COP 30, Climate Action on Forest and Land
Backs Local and Indigenous Communities
Today at COP 30: The focus shifts to forest
finance with the Tropical Forest Forever Facility and the Scaling J-REDD+
Coalition launched to fund forest jurisdictions. Meanwhile 15 governments
endorse a land tenure commitment to advance ownership and protection of 160
million hectares of Indigenous lands, and the COP Action Agenda on
Regenerative Landscapes reports USD 9 billion committed to restore 210
million hectares and support 12 million farmers.
Monday 17th November
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Driving the Day
The next two days at COP 30 focus on forests,
oceans, biodiversity, and the local communities and Indigenous Peoples who
steward them, under Axis 2 of the Global Climate Action Agenda.
One benefit of the renewed Global Climate
Action Agenda structure is that participants are increasingly reporting
against shared, collective metrics. That means assessing the number of
hectares protected and restored, dollars invested, and people directly
impacted – in addition to emissions reduced or avoided.
What matters more than the hectares or the
dollars, though, is who's at the centre of this.
Consider the scale of the numbers being
announced across the Action Agenda: For example, 20 million smallholder
families restoring degraded lands, 12 million farmers shifting to
regenerative practices across 110 countries, and 1,000 Indigenous
communities in the Peruvian Amazon stewarding 7.5 million hectares. There
are also the women safeguarding coastal fisheries, the fire practitioners
blending traditional and scientific knowledge, and the communities restoring
mangroves and river systems.
Additionally, under this week's land tenure
announcements, 160 million hectares of Indigenous lands globally are being
recognized, with USD 1.8 billion committed specifically to secure those
rights.
Indigenous Peoples manage or hold tenure over
at least 36% of the world's remaining intact forests. Yet as Fany Kiuru, COP
30 Impact Maker and General Coordinator of the Coordinating Body of
Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA), points out:
"Indigenous territories cover 80% of the world's biodiversity hotspots, yet
we often struggle for the right to protect them. When our rights are
overlooked, so is our role in safeguarding ecosystems that are essential not
only for Indigenous communities but for the entire planet. This
misunderstanding limits our ability to implement traditional conservation
methods that have proven effective for generations."
This week's outcomes begin to address that
gap. Here are some of the biggest announcements driving the numbers:
Governments Unite to Establish Forest
Economy – Anchored by USD 5.5 Billion For Tropical Forests Forever Facility
(TFFF)
What's emerging at COP30 isn't just more money
for forests – it's the actual financial architecture to get that money
flowing to the countries, jurisdictions, and communities protecting them.
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is
already being backed by strong endorsement and plans for delivery. So far,
53 countries, including 34 tropical forest countries, have endorsed the
Facility which has a long-term goal of USD 125 billion. And in a major
shift, at least 20% of all the fund’s payments will flow directly to
Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
Landing at COP30, is the TFFF Country Access
Platform, created to help forest countries meet eligibility requirements and
access funds. The United Nations Development Programme and Systemiq will
independently manage the Platform, which will connect countries with
technical partners, provide hands-on knowledge support, and facilitate
South–South collaboration.
Today also brought the launch of the Scaling
J-REDD+ Coalition to channel finance to forest protection at scale. Instead
of funding individual projects, this approach pays entire states, provinces,
or countries for measurable reductions in deforestation – creating stable,
long-term incentives to keep forests standing.
The Coalition includes tropical forest
countries (Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya), donor nations
(Norway, Singapore, UK), Indigenous groups (Grupo Indigena Perú), and major
carbon market organizations (ART, Emergent, South Pole, Verra) and other
civil society organizations.
These initiatives are in direct support of the
Forest Finance Roadmap which has been endorsed by 36 governments
representing 45% of the world’s forest cover and 65% of global GDP. The
roadmap aims to close the USD 66.8 billion annual funding gap for tropical
forest protection and restoration. It was released under the Forest &
Climate Leaders' Partnership in collaboration with the Government of Brazil.
Why this matters:
"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,” said COP 30 Climate High-Level Champion Dan Ioschpe.
For communities that have historically carried
the burden of forest conservation without adequate resources or recognition,
these initiatives signal a tangible shift: climate finance is increasingly
aligning with the people who are actually managing and protecting the planet’s
most critical ecosystems.
Global Leaders Back Indigenous Land Rights
With 160 Million Hectares and USD 1.8 Billion Boost
As of today, fifteen governments will have
endorsed the new Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment (ILTC), which
establishes a goal to advance the ownership and protection of 160 million
hectares of lands belonging to Indigenous Peoples, traditional communities,
and Afro-descendant groups. Commitments announced included 50 million
hectares in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and 16 million in Colombia,
along with 63 million hectares in Brazil.
That includes plans in Brazil to secure 51
million hectares of already-demarcated Indigenous territories by removing
land invaders and implementing territorial management plans. It will also
advance land regularisation for another 8 million hectares – 3 million
through allocating public lands to Indigenous peoples and 5 million through
demarcating 54 new Indigenous territories. In addition, 4 million hectares
will be designated for Afro-descendant communities, supporting the
sustainable development and territorial strengthening of about 300
Quilombola territories over the next five years.
Complementing these efforts, 35 philanthropies
and national governments recently pledged USD 1.8 billion to expand
community-based conservation through strengthening legal tenure for
Indigenous Peoples.
Where forest finance has long bypassed
Indigenous Communities, today’s commitments acknowledge their role in
managing much of the world’s intact tropical forests. For example, from the
territories of the Brazilian Amazon, where deforestation rates inside
recognized Indigenous lands are dramatically lower than in surrounding
areas, to Colombia, Peru and Indonesia, where titled community lands
consistently show higher carbon storage and lower forest loss.
Why this matters:
By acknowledging this stewardship, governments
and funders signal that secure land tenure is essential for unlocking
climate and nature finance, and for enforcing safeguards against land-grabs,
illegal logging, and ecosystem degradation.
USD 9 Billion for Regenerative Landscapes: A
New Model for Farming and Land Restoration
The COP Action Agenda on Regenerative
Landscapes (AARL) announced a surge in investments to advance production,
conservation, and restoration across agrifood systems. More than 40
organizations reported over USD 9 billion in committed investment, covering
more than 210 million hectares of land and reaching 12 million farmers
across 90+ agricultural and food commodities in 110+ countries by 2030.
Investment has increased more than fourfold from USD 2.2 billion in 2023.
AARL – launched by the COP 28 Presidency of
the UAE, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) – brings together more than 40 organizations
including commodity traders, consumer goods companies, retailers, agtech
providers, financial institutions, and other non-state actor partners.
Together they are backing regenerative agriculture approaches that restore
degraded land while keeping farmers profitable.
The progress is visible on the ground. In
Brazil, the Landscape Accelerator Brazil (LAB) – a private-sector led
multistakeholder initiative under the global AARL initiative – launched in
2025 in partnership with Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture. It is focused on
the Cerrado biome and Pará state in the Amazon. Research from the LAB shows
that restoring pastures and advancing regenerative practices across 50+
million hectares represents a USD 93 billion investment opportunity with an
average 19% internal rate of return for 610,000 farmers. The LAB aims to
mobilize USD 5 billion by 2030 through a co-investment platform.
Why this matters:
For decades, farmers and communities have
been the first to feel the pressure of climate change: degraded soils,
unpredictable rainfall, shrinking harvests. They’ve adapted, often
innovated, but without the investment and enabling policies needed to match
the scale of the global challenge. The USD 9 billion committed through AARL
changes that dynamic.
In case you missed it
And, in case you missed it, here is a roundup
of even more nature stories happening across COP 30
a.. Over 50 countries and organizations
signed a global Call to Action on Integrated Fire Management and Wildfire
Resilience. On average, 261 million hectares of land was affected by fire
annually in 2007–2019, almost half of which was forested. Delivered largely
through the FAO-hosted Global Fire Management Hub, the ‘Integrated Fire
Management and Wildfire Resilience’ initiative aims to strengthen wildfire
resilience worldwide by expanding data sharing, community capacity,
Indigenous knowledge leadership, and early-warning systems — protecting
millions of hectares.
b.. Under the COP 30 Plan to Accelerate
Solutions for Business Engagement in Land Restoration, the Riyadh Action
Agenda has expanded from 40 initiatives last year to 100 public and private
initiatives now formally supporting global land restoration and
drought-resilience goals. This builds on the progress made since last year
COP16. The UNCCD COP16 Presidency has positioned this growth as the basis
for its call for 1,000 companies to commit to land restoration and
regenerative practices by 2030.
c.. More than 1,000 businesses and financial
institutions are now acting on the Nature Positive for Climate Call to
Action — a more than sixfold increase since its launch at COP 28. The surge
reflects growing recognition that climate action must include nature, with
organisations committing to set science-based targets, integrate nature into
transition plans, invest in nature-based solutions, adopt nature-related
disclosures, and align their policy engagement accordingly.
d.. Catalytic Capital for the Agriculture
Transition Fund aims to make restoring degraded land more productive and
profitable for Brazilian farmers without further deforestation. The fund is
backed by a founding commitment of USD 50 million from the Moore Foundation,
Norway’s NICFI and other investors; managed by VOX Capital, with The Nature
Conservancy as impact advisor. With an initial USD 200 million catalytic
raise, CCAT aims to unlock USD 800 million in commercial capital by 2028 —
scaling USD 10 billion total capital by 2030. It is expected to support over
500,000 hectares of land recovery or protection in the Cerrado and Amazon,
avoid 240 million tons of CO₂ emissions, and directly benefit more than
1,000 farmers by 2030.
e.. New Global Coalition Aims to Fast-Track
Soil Carbon Solutions. Brazil, India, and Kenya’s national agricultural
research institutions have joined forces to launch the Global Carbon Harvest
Coalition, convened by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR). The Coalition will accelerate and scale field research on
soil organic carbon, biochar, and enhanced rock weathering to secure full
methodological approval for these climate-positive practices in national and
global compliance markets before 2030.
f.. Emerging markets may soon become the
engine room of climate innovation, as the Regional Platforms for Climate
Projects launched at COP 27 by the Climate High Level Champions showcases a
USD 4.7 billion portfolio of investable opportunities for 2025. The
centrepiece is a USD 2.24 billion wave of nature and agri-food investments,
spanning major zero-deforestation funds and early-stage ventures geared
toward restoring ecosystems and cutting emissions.
g.. At COP30, Brazil and international
partners announced the Bioeconomy Challenge, a three-year initiative to
develop common, collective metrics, market frameworks, and financing
mechanisms for the emerging bioeconomy sector. The move marks prominent
inclusion in the Global Climate Action Agenda and aims to provide countries
with practical tools to integrate nature-based industries into their climate
plans.
h.. COP30 Nature Based Solutions (NbS)
Capital Mobilization — an initiative led by Capital for Climate that has
successfully secured USD 10.4 Billion in intended capital allocation for
nature-based solutions in Brazil through 2027, exceeding the original goal
of USD 5 Billion. Further, the Earth Investment Engine from Ambition Loop
launched today aims to channel over 2,000 curated opportunities representing
more than USD 125 billion, supported by a network of more than 45 pipelines
and 30 curation partners. This work will be implemented through the NbS
Investment Intelligence Platform from Capital for Climate which already
hosts an USD 27 billion pipeline spanning Latin America and Sub-Saharan
Africa, in collaboration with the Regional Platform for Climate Projects.
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