From Global Commitments to Direct Financing for Communities | Southeast Asia

​Across Southeast Asia, communities protect forests, peatlands and mangroves that matter to the whole planet. Yet very little of the climate and nature finance announced at global level reaches them directly.

​The region already shows what works. Community forestry now covers millions of hectares. Payments for forest environmental services reward households that protect watersheds. Community enterprises bring forest honey, rattan and resins to premium markets. And Indigenous-led funds are moving money straight to the ground.

​This online dialogue brings together Indigenous Peoples’ organisations, community forestry groups, cooperatives, intermediaries and funders to share how finance reaches communities, what makes it effective, and what needs to change so that more of it arrives where forests are cared for.

​The session opens with three guiding interventions from organisations working in the region, followed by an open floor where participants can share their own experiences and questions. It closes with a synthesis of lessons and asks for development banks, climate and biodiversity funds, governments and buyers.

​This is the fourth and final session of a dialogue series organised by Ambition Loop, following conversations in Brazil, Latin America and Africa.

​Language: English
Format: Online, 90 minutes