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Brazil and UN officials outline new finance and data steps: Tropical Forest Forever Facility, GFFFN progress and 27 voluntary contributions
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During UNFF 20’s opening and technical sessions, member states and the secretariat highlighted progress on a tropical‑forest financing mechanism, steps toward operationalizing the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network office in China, the launch of an online national reporting platform, and a rise in voluntary national contributions to 27.
Ryo Nakamura of the UN Forum on Forests secretariat told delegates that a “new voluntary national contribution in support of the global forest goals was announced by Georgia, which brought the total number of submissions to 27 countries.”
Representative of Brazil described the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) as “an innovative results based financing mechanism that provides predictable per hectare payment to countries for conserving tropical forests,” and said the design would dedicate at least 20% of allocated funds in each country to indigenous peoples and local communities.
The secretariat also reported progress on the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN). Juliet Piau said, “The United Nations and China also made major progress on resolving many pending substantive and legal issues regarding the proposed GFFFN office in China,” a step the secretariat framed as advancing the network’s operational capacity.
Separately, the secretariat said it launched a new online reporting platform to streamline national voluntary reporting and to underpin the 2026 global forest goals report. That platform, the secretariat said, aims to increase the “quality and quantities of national reports” and support data-driven assessments.
The forum highlighted several country‑led initiatives (CLIs) and side events: the Republic of Congo held a country‑led initiative on afforestation and reforestation in July 2024; Morocco will host a CLI on technology, finance and community development in June 2025; and the secretariat said two additional CLIs on forest fires and sustainable bioeconomy would be announced during the session.
Brazil and other delegations urged using blended finance and results‑based mechanisms to mobilize private capital alongside sovereign contributions, while developing countries and low‑forest‑cover countries asked for simplified access to climate and biodiversity finance and stronger capacity‑building support. Delegations also urged that any finance facility incorporate direct support for indigenous peoples and local communities, as Brazil emphasized in its description of the TFFF.
The secretariat’s information note and the TFFF presentation were scheduled to inform further technical discussion across the week and feed into the chair’s concise summary for 2025–2026 reporting processes.
