Global deforestation and land degradation threaten the livelihoods and wellbeing of millions of people. Currently, over two billion hectares of land have been identified for restoration, which creates high requirements for finance. Diverse causes of degradation and deforestation, together with diverse stakeholder needs, require different forms of financial support to implement restoration activities.

There are diverse financing and market-based sources to raise these funds, among them: development cooperation resources, climate finance, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), state budgets, environmental funds, crowdfunding and private sector investments. With governments facing more and more funding shortages and development cooperation with limited growth margins, long-term financing solutions may increasingly rely on the private sector and instruments enabling self-sustained financing (such as environmental funds).

Watch our webinars below to learn more about landscape finance and funding sources to support stakeholders engaged in forest and landscape restoration.