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.

Karine Hertzberg
Senior Advisor
International Climate and Forest Initiative
Norway

Louise Marshall
Deputy Head, International Forest Unit
United Kingdom

Flora Martins
Forest Monitoring Specialist
FAO

Haruni Krisnawati
Senior Advisor to the Minister for Climate Change
Ministry of Forestry
Indonesia

Maurice Matanda
Director General
Directorate of Forest Inventories and Management
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Tiina Vähänen
Deputy Director
Forestry Division
FAO

MODERATOR: Julian Fox
Senior Forestry Officer
FAO