Scaling Indigenous-Led Forest Stewardship in the Amazon: Launch of the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Bioregional Fund

Join visionary philanthropists, Indigenous leaders and impact investors for the launch of the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Fund, an Indigenous-led bioregional financing facility designed to permanently protect 35 million hectares of rainforest across Ecuador and Peru. At this invitation-only event, we will explore innovative models of climate and biodiversity finance, anchored in Indigenous stewardship and living-systems design, to mobilize and channel tens of millions annually for grants, revolving loans, and catalytic capital for biocultural enterprises, Indigenous stewardship initiatives and ecosystem regeneration.

Together, we’ll explore how blended finance can catalyze Indigenous-led portfolios to advance a thriving bioeconomy, address systemic threats, and secure permanent protection for the Amazon sacred headwaters bioregion. As world leaders debate financial mechanisms such as the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF), the 30 Indigenous nations of the Headwaters bioregion are calling on their allies to join forces in this timely and historic journey to ensure Indigenous peoples have direct access to climate and biodiversity financing.

Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance in partnership with Amazon Investor Coalition, COICA, The Biofi Project, Fundacion Pachamama,  The New York Community Trust, Rainforest Foundation US, The Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action and Hub Culture.