This resource community is designed to host a collection of online resources that support Indigenous peoples and Indigenous peoples’ organizations’ direct access to finance.
The resources housed on this site include:
- Existing funding opportunities for Indigenous peoples and Indigenous peoples’ organizations
- Additional resources to support Indigenous peoples’ and Indigenous peoples’ organizations’ capacity building priorities to enhance their direct access to funding and finance.
This online resource community is a component of the Indigenous Peoples Finance Access Facility (IPFAF) project and is updated periodically.
Visit our resources page for a detailed breakdown of categories with additional resources.
Contact the Indigenous Peoples Finance Access Facility (IPFAF) project team with questions, suggestions, or inquiries about our site management.
Current funding received by Indigenous peoples
Less than 1% of international climate finance is estimated to have reached Indigenous peoples and local communities between 2011 and 2020, according to the Rainforest Foundation.
Of the $5.9 billion in adaptation finance guaranteed for “least developed” countries in 2021, only 1% was intended to engage Indigenous peoples according to a report from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) published in 2022.
In 2021, only 7% of the $1.7 billion pledged by the donors for forest tenure at the COP26 climate summit were channeled directly to organizations led by Indigenous peoples and local communities. About half the funding pledged was disbursed via intermediaries.
About Us
The Indigenous Peoples Finance Access Facility (IPFAF) project is a four-year initiative funded by the United States Department of State. The goal of the IPFAF project is to enhance Indigenous peoples’ capacity to access funding for the conservation, restoration and improved management of their territories — specifically forests. The IPFAF project focuses on supporting Indigenous peoples organizations at the community, national and regional levels from 12 countries in three regions: Latin America (Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Brazil), Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, and the Philippines), and Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
This Indigenous Peoples-Focused Online Resource Community is one component of the IPFAF project that seeks to provide Indigenous peoples’ and Indigenous peoples’ organizations with direct access to existing funding opportunities and related capacity building resources.
This online resource community was funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of State. The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.