Keeping Suriname as “the Greenest Country on Earth”
Nature Transformation Fund • Suriname
Empowering indigenous communities
Suriname stands as the only nation maintaining over 90% of its original forest, a remarkable environmental feat. To preserve this legacy, new legislation is being crafted to declare millions of hectares as protected areas. However, these forests currently face unprecedented threats, including agriculture, mining, and road development. Addressing this, Re:wild, in collaboration with the Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) and the newly formed local NGO Wildlife and People, is empowering South Suriname's Indigenous communities, particularly the Trio people, to protect their ancestral lands.
Ecosystem Health
Projects in this pillar support the protection and restoration of freshwater, land, and ocean realms, crucial for meeting the '30x30' targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This ambitious goal seeks to effectively protect and manage 30% of the world’s terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine areas by 2030. Achieving this is vital as currently, only about 17% of land and 8% of marine areas are under some form of protection. These efforts are essential to address the intertwined crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, ensuring the survival of natural systems that protect human well-being and support all life on Earth.
Policy & Accountability
Kenya + 2 countries
Natural Justice works to defend the rights of indigenous and local communities impacted by climate change. Through legal empowerment, climate litigation, and solidarity funding, they support these communities while promoting ancient and indigenous knowledge to mitigate climate change and restore harmony with nature. Their project fosters learning opportunities among indigenous communities globally.
Ecosystem Health
Kenya
Terrafund for AFR100 is an initiative by One Tree Planted and its partners. The goal is to help local people in Africa to grow trees, which will in turn develop sustainable livelihoods that create an alternative to deforestation, and enhance their livelihoods. This initiative consists of two organizations, Kijabe Forest Trust and Fairtree.org, both located in Kenya. Kijabe Forest Trust restores trees and combats illegal activities in Kijabe Forest with local scouts while Fairtree.org empowers small community groups with its Pay-to-Grow system to plant trees efficiently using digital tools.