{"id":3852,"date":"2025-11-09T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/fundo-florestas-tropicais-para-sempre\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T16:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:43:24","slug":"how-tfff-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/how-tfff-works\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf0d TFFF: How Tropical Forests Forever Facility works"},"content":{"rendered":"

Launched at COP30, the TFFF inaugurates a new global model for financing the preservation of tropical forests.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF)<\/a><\/strong> was officially launched during COP 30<\/a> in Bel\u00e9m city (Par\u00e1 state – Brazil). The initiative opens a new chapter in environmental diplomacy by bringing together governments, development banks, international institutions and private investors to support and finance countries that conserve and restore their tropical forests, while promoting the sustainable use of natural resources.<\/p>\n

“Tropical forests play an essential role in tackling climate change. They store carbon, maintain water flows and safeguard biodiversity. Without them, we have no water to drink or to grow crops. When forest destruction reaches irreversible levels, the consequences are felt across the world. Forests are worth more standing than cut down and they should be included in the GDP of our countries. The ecosystem services that forests provide to humanity must be valued \u2014 as must the people who protect them.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

President Lula<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf10 What is the TFFF<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The TFFF is a permanent international fund that allocates resources to nations with tropical forests such as Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Indonesia, Congo, Ghana, among other tropical countries.<\/p>\n

Its proposal is simple and innovative: those who conserve, receive<\/strong>. Countries are rewarded based on verified results, confirmed through satellite imagery showing reductions or stability in deforestation rates.<\/p>\n

The goal is to transform forest conservation into a stable and lasting financial flow, recognising that forests provide essential global services \u2014 climate regulation, the water cycle and biodiversity \u2014 which benefit all countries.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb0 How the fund operates<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The TFFF will adopt a result-based payment model:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Countries that reduce deforestation below pre-established targets will be financially rewarded.<\/li>\n
  • Targets and results will be monitored using satellite imagery and assessed annually.<\/li>\n
  • Reforestation and regeneration efforts will also be taken into account.<\/li>\n
  • Funds will go directly to national governments, enabling sovereign programmes (that is, managed by the countries themselves) for the long term, focused on bioeconomy, reforestation and the protection of local communities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \ud83d\udca1 Why the TFFF is innovative<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

    The TFFF represents an innovation in climate policies that, until now, relied largely on donations.
    \nThe fund creates an investment model with both financial and environmental returns, built on three key pillars:<\/p>\n

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    • A common global metric:<\/strong> based on satellite monitoring and deforestation indicators.<\/li>\n
    • Clear economic incentives:<\/strong> the more forest preserved, the greater the return.<\/li>\n
    • Climate justice:<\/strong> compensation directed to countries and peoples that protect nature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \u201cThis is the COP of implementation.
      \nThe TFFF turns promises into concrete action.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

      Marina Silva – Minister of the Environment and Climate Change<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

      \ud83e\udde9 Who participates<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      The TFFF brings together a broad network of participants:<\/p>\n

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      • Governments:<\/strong> tropical forest countries and investor nations.<\/li>\n
      • International financial institutions:<\/strong> which structure and manage the fund.<\/li>\n
      • Private companies:<\/strong> that invest resources and take part in sustainable projects.<\/li>\n
      • Multilateral organisations:<\/strong> such as the UN and UNDP, which contribute to governance and result verification.<\/li>\n
      • Indigenous peoples and local communities:<\/strong> direct beneficiaries and guardians of the forests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n