On November 11, the National Council of Extractive Populations (CNS) of Brazil published the following statement:
The National Council of Extractive Populations (CNS) has been closely following and contributing to the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) initiative, recognizing it as an innovative and promising financial instrument to support forest conservation and improve the living conditions of extractive communities in the Amazon.
CNS values the efforts of the Brazilian government and its partners in building this mechanism, which stands out as an initiative from the Global South. Unlike donation-based models, the TFFF proposes that southern countries also contribute their own resources, forming a permanent fund dedicated to the protection of tropical forests. This approach represents a new stage of autonomy and shared responsibility in the climate and environmental agenda.
One of the virtues of the TFFF is its use of tools from the global financial system — traditionally associated with exploitation — as instruments of conservation. By transforming the logic that drove forest destruction into a source of value for living forests, the TFFF shows that financial innovation and sustainability can be aligned.
CNS understands the TFFF as a complementary mechanism to other sources of climate finance, expanding the range of opportunities for investments that reach forest communities more quickly and effectively. It also emphasizes the importance of ensuring that its implementation strengthens territorial community funds, which are recognized for their legitimacy and reach, guaranteeing that resources are managed participatively and remain under the control of the beneficiary populations themselves.
The National Council of Extractive Populations (CNS) represents around one million people who live and work across approximately 74 million hectares of community territories in the Legal Amazon, including Extractive Reserves (Resex), Sustainable Development Reserves (RDS), and extractive settlements. This territorial and social base makes CNS one of the largest community networks of active conservation and climate action on the planet, whose maintenance requires continuous and predictable resources to ensure both environmental sustainability and economic security for the families who protect these areas.
For these reasons, and while recognizing that every process can be improved, CNS expresses its support for the TFFF initiative, reaffirming its commitment to valuing forest peoples, strengthening territorial community funds, and ensuring the lasting protection of living forests.
