A Groundbreaking Solution for Durable Forest Protection
The Amazon Future Fund (AFF) is an innovative conservation fund that ensures durable protection of Ecuador’s Amazon. For the first time, Indigenous Peoples and provincial governments share equal power to govern a fund that directs resources straight to those safeguarding the forest.
Unlike many global pledges where financing rarely reaches local communities, the Amazon Future Fund changes this. The Amazon Future Fund builds in transparency, accountability, and local ownership from the start. Each founding member is investing directly, and together the fund will guarantee lasting protection of 14 million acres of rainforest that store 2.8 billion tons of CO₂ equivalent.
The Amazon Fund builds on the Amazonian Platform, a coalition of 11 Indigenous nationalities and 6 provincial governments that has already secured more than 10 million acres of protected forest. With the Amazon Future Fund, this progress will endure for generations, ensuring the Platform’s full 14 million acres remain protected as one of the largest Indigenous- and government-led conservation efforts in the world.
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The Amazon is a global treasure, home to countless species and diverse cultures. Learn about the Amazonian Platform’s critical work with local partners to conserve the rainforest for generations to come. Your support helps secure this vital ecosystem—and the future of our planet.
Why the Fund Matters
Global climate pledges and biodiversity targets often fail on one crucial point: funds rarely reach Indigenous and frontline communities who safeguard forests. The Amazon Future Fund is designed to fix this—channeling resources directly into the Amazonian Platform and its members.
What the Fund Is
- A sustainable conservation fund dedicated to durable protection of the Amazon Platform’s 14 million acres.
- Governed equally by Indigenous nationalities and subnational governments.
- Anchored in the Amazonian Platform, which has already secured the largest conservation commitments in Ecuador’s Amazon.
How It Works
- Shared governance: Equal decision-making power for Indigenous and provincial leaders.
- Built on strong foundations: Over 15 years of collaboration, with 10 million acres already under protection.
- Concrete impact: Ensures durable protection of 14 million acres—home to 2.8 billion tons of CO₂ equivalent.
- Transparency & accountability: Donor contributions and carbon/climate finance flow into local action plans with measurable outcomes.
- Local ownership: Each founding member contributes to launch the fund, ensuring genuine buy-in.
Long-Term Goal
To build a self-sustaining fund within 3–5 years, guaranteeing durable protection of the Amazonian Platform’s 14 million acres and the wellbeing of the people and species that depend on it.
Platform Progress to Date
Visionary Promise
The Amazonian Platform is already one of the most advanced, large-scale conservation initiatives in the Amazon. The Amazon Future Fund guarantees it will endure, ensuring that 14 million acres of intact rainforest and 2.8 billion tons of CO2e remain protected, communities thrive, and the Amazon continues to stabilize the planet’s climate for generations to come.
