The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is an innovative global mechanism designed to provide long-term finance for tropical forest conservation and restoration. This side event will provide an update on progress towards the operationalization of the TFFF, with a particular focus on environmental eligibility and monitoring.

Bringing together TFFF co-chairs Brazil and Norway, alongside FAO, the World Bank, and representatives of tropical forest countries and Indigenous Peoples' organizations, the session will explore approaches to ensuring transparent, credible, and operational environmental eligibility and monitoring, supporting long-term financial incentives for standing tropical forests, while delivering benefits for climate, livelihoods and sustainable development.

Garo Batmanian
Director General
Brazil Forest Service
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Brazil

Karine Hertzberg
International Climate and Forest Initiative
Norway

Maurice Matanda
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Haruni Krisnawati
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Indonesia

Marieke Sandker
Forestry Officer
Forest Monitoring
FAO

Flora Martins
Forest Monitoring
FAO

Tiina Vähänen
Deputy Director
Forestry Division
FAO

MODERATOR: Julian Fox
Senior Forestry Officer
FAO