Our Work

Picture taken by Rachael Watson, Campaign for Nature, Oibura Community, Indonesia

Scope & Ambition

Research shows that bringing half of all tropical forests under the control of Indigenous Peoples and local communities requires at least US$10 billion by 2030. CLARIFI aims to help raise $USD 10 billion between 2022-2030 by working with RRI’s Path to Scale network of donors and climate/conservation funding initiatives. It has three key objectives:

1

Help protect at least 30% of the planet by adding 400 million hectares to Indigenous Peoples’, Afro-descendant Peoples’, and local communities’ legally recognized territories.

2

Reduce deforestation to help reach the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

3

Increase these communities’ legal land ownership to at least 50% of all tropical forests.

Thematic Priorities

CLARIFI is a flexible funding mechanism that supports locally led efforts that have potential to secure rights and conservation outcomes. Attention to gender justice and youth inclusion are integrated into all CLARIFI funded projects. The table below provides some indicative funding windows that CLARIFI will focus on in coming years:

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Tenure security, advocacy and legal support

  • Legal aid
  • Mapping
  • Strategic analysis
  • Policy development
  • Global advocacy support for Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community networks

Conservation and resource management

  • Community conservation plans and monitoring
  • Community-forest management and conservation
  • Restoration
  • Training and capacity building for conservation staff

Organizational capacity

  • Financial and fundraising capacity building
  • Funding for key staff and core operational costs

Environmental / human rights defenders

  • Legal support
  • Advocacy
  • Safe housing
  • Scholarships to support extraction / safety during moments of physical threats

Indigenous and local economies

  • Traditional livelihoods
  • Subsistence activities
  • Rights-based business
  • Business plans
  • Marketing studies

Gender justice

  • Legal aid
  • Strategic analysis
  • Advocacy support for women’s networks and organizations

Where We Work

World map with countries highlighted where CLARIFI has projects.
Bolivia

Description

Partners

Active

Recognition and defense of highly vulnerable Indigenous Territories

Fundación Tierra

Active

Strengthening of the National Confederation of Indigenous Women of Bolivia (CNMIB)

CEJIS (Center of Judicial Studies and Investigation) - CNAMIB

Brazil

Description

Partners

Active

Implement and improve territorial and environmental management tools, reinforcing the security of tenure of territories and sustainably managing biodiversity and traditional and family agricultural production.`

Coordenação Nacional de Articulação de Quilombos – CONAQ

Central African Republic

Description

Partners

Active

Livelihood support to Indigenous communities through tenure security, community forestry, and the provision of seeds and food

CIEDD and local organizations

Colombia

Description

Partners

Active

Exercise of Rights and Capacities of Territorial Governance of three Indigenous Governments of the Colombian Amazon in the Framework of Implementation of Decree 632 Contributing to the Global Climate Change Goals

National Organization of Indigenous People of the Colombian Amazon - OPIAC

Active

Status of the recognition of the territorial rights of the Afro-Descepdent Peoples in the departments of Guaviare, Putumayo, Nariño, Caquetá, Guainía, Vaupés and Cauca of the Colombian Amazon

Black Communities Process - PCN

Active

Strengthening of internal regulations for the self-government of three community councils in Putumayo, Colombia

Black Communities Process - PCN

Active

Advocacy to the Colombian National Development Plan by the Movement of Indigenous Women Defenders and Protectors of the Amazon in Putumayo, Caquetá, Vaupés and Amazonas

National Organization of Indigenous People of the Colombian Amazon - OPIAC

Costa Rica

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Support to Bribri and Cabecar Indigenous People (further details in development)

Red Indígena Bribri y Cabécar (RIBCA) in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Description

Partners

Active

“Partnership for People, Nature and Climate” ‐ Congo Basin: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Gabon, and the Republic of Congo (RoC) Regional Planning Meeting and Official Launching of Project Activities

REPALEF

Active

National Workshop for Capacity Building of Actors Within the Framework of the Project: "Partnership for People, Nature and Climate"

REPALEAC-Congo

Active

Project to support and accompany Indigenous Pygmee women for a resilient and sustainable agriculture

Association des Femmes Autochtones Pygmées- AFAP

Active

Support program for local communities and indigenous people to secure their spaces/lands in Equateur Province and Kasai Oriental through the tools promised by the sectoral reforms in the DRC in order to promote approaches that reduce pressure on ecosystems and improve the well-being of peoples (2022-2025)

Centre des Technologies Innovatrices pour le Développement Durable - CTIDD

Active

Project to support actions promoting the resilience of indigenous pygmy women to the effects of social and climate change in the Equateur and Maindombe Provinces of the DRC

Association des Femmes Autochtones Pygmées- AFAP

Ecuador

Description

Partners

Active

Strengthening the organization, governance and territorial management of the organizations and nationalities of the Amazon region of Ecuador

Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon - CONFENAIE

Gabon

Description

Partners

Active

"Partnership for People, Nature and Climate" - Gabon National Stakeholders Capacity Building Workshop

Brainforest

Active

Greening the land rights of forest communities in the Gabonese Republic.

Brainforest

Active

Securing the lands of IPLCs of Ngounie and Nyanga in Gabon.

Muyissi Environmental

Active

Recognize and secure the governance and traditional management of areas conserved by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.

Nsombou Abalghe-Dzal Association - NADA

Guatemala

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Support to Indigenous Peoples and local communities (further details in development)

Asociación de Comunidades Forestales de Petén (ACOFOP) in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Upcoming

Support to Indigenous Peoples and local communities (further details in development)

Alianza Nacional de Organizaciones Forestales Comunitarias de Guatemala in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Upcoming

Support to Guatemala's Indigenous Peoples and local communities (further details in development)

Asociación Utz Che in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Honduras

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Support for Honduras' Indigenous Peoples and local communities (further details in development)

Federación de Productores Agroforestales de Honduras (FEPROAH) in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Upcoming

Support for the Miskitu Indigenous People (further details in development)

Mosquitia Asla Takanka (MASTA) in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Indonesia

Description

Partners

Upcoming

TBC

AMAN's National Fund

Kenya

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Multi-year support to pastoralist communities, funded by the Home Planet Fund

Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners - ILEPA

Upcoming

Multi-year support to pastoralist communities, funded by the Home Planet Fund

Indigenous Movement for Peace and Conflict Transformation - IMPACT

Upcoming

Multi-year support to pastoralist communities, funded by the Home Planet Fund

Mainyoito Pastoralists Integrated Development Organization - MPIDO

Upcoming

Multi-year support to pastoralist communities, funded by the Home Planet Fund

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Mexico

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Support to Indigenous Peoples and local communities (further details in development)

Red Mexicana de Organizaciones Campesinas Forestales (Red MOCAF) in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Nepal

Description

Partners

Active

Deeping Indigenous understanding of rights through community and youth development and advocacy to government on community forestry in national parks

CIPRED, NEFIN, and FECOFUN

Nicaragua

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Support for the Miskitu Indigenous People (further details in development)

Ihnwanka Raya in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Upcoming

Support to Sumu Mayangnas Indigenous People (further details in development)

Gobierno Sumu de la Nación Mayangna in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Panama

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Support to Guna Indigenous People (further details in development)

Congreso General Guna in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Upcoming

Support to Embera and Wounaan Indigenous People (further details in development)

Congreso General Embera Wounaan in collaboration with the Mesoamerican Territorial Fund

Peru

Description

Partners

Active

Monitoring, Control and Surveillance of the territories and forests, associated with the strengthening of the enterprise promoted in the Health Village of the Bajo Kimiriki Native Community, district of Pichanaqui, province of Chanchamayo, Junín region

Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest - AIDESEP

Active

Strengthening the participation of indigenous women in decision-making spaces and the development of interventions related to climate change

Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest - AIDESEP

Active

Indigenous peoples building their own future: biodiversity conservation and food sovereignty in the Amazon region of Peru

National Organization of Andean and Amazonian Women of Peru - ONAMIAP

Active

Indigenous peoples building their own future: biodiversity conservation and food sovereignty in the central Andean region of Peru

CIAP (Andean Indigenous Council of Peru)/CAOI (Coordinator of Andean Indigenous Organizations)

Republic of Congo

Description

Partners

Active

Empowerment of women to take charge of their households in the Plateaux Department.

Action Communautaire Des Femmes Autochtones du Congo - ACFAC

Active

Support for the creation of Indigenous and community protected areas in the landscapes of the Bomassa triangle of UFA KABO (Sangha) and Mboukou-EBOUHOLE (Likouala).

Association Bomassa pour Promouvoir la Culture et Protéger la Biodiversité - ABPCPB

Active

Guaranteeing the land rights of local communities and Indigenous Peoples in the process of establishing the Messok-Dja protected area through participatory mapping.

Cercle des droits de l'homme et de développement - CDHD

Sierra Leone

Description

Partners

Upcoming

TBC

TBC

Tanzania

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Multi-year support to pastoralist communities.

Ujamaa Community Resource Team - UCRT

Upcoming

Multi-year support to pastoralist communities.

Pingos Forum

Tropical Andes Region

Description

Partners

Active

Strengthening the coordination and political participation of women in decision-making, leadership and representation of COICA to achieve inclusive conservation and climate goals in the Tropical Andes

Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin - COICA

Active

Planning workshop for the implementation of the project, "Partnership for people, nature and climate in the tropical Andes”

Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin - COICA

Uganda

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Multi-year support to pastoralist communities.

Dynamic Agro-Pastoralist Development Organization (DADO)

Africa (TBC)

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Project implemented by a women’s-led organization (further details in development)

Local partner TBC, in partnership with the Women in Global South Alliance for tenure and climate (WiGSA)

Asia (TBC)

Description

Partners

Upcoming

Project implemented by a women’s-led organization (further details in development)

Local partner TBC, in partnership with the Women in Global South Alliance for tenure and climate (WiGSA)

Where We Work

Country Pilots

Brazil

Nepal

Regional Pilots

Congo Basin

East Africa

Mesoamerica

Tropical Andes

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Funding Process

Project sourcing is a two-step process whereby potential partners submit an idea concept before developing a full proposal. Idea concepts are accepted on an ongoing basis and in multiple formats (written, audiovisual or other):

  • The CLARIFI team takes an active scouting approach that leverages existing networks to identify relevant opportunities and activities aligned with the CLARIFI thematic priorities.
  • The CLARIFI technical team conducts a preliminary review of ideas elevated by the scouting team and identifies projects that align with CLARIFI goals and that it can help to further develop.
  • If the opportunity meets the basic requirements of a CLARIFI project, the CLARIFI technical team supports the local organization to complete a Concept Note Template that lists the information required for a proposal to be considered and evaluated in detail.
  • The CLARIFI Steering Committee, supported by an independent review, conducts a final evaluation of the completed Concept Note proposal.  
  • CLARIFI-funded activities must adhere to the same contractual process, financial management, accounting, and reporting standards as all RRI projects.
  • Progress is monitored on an ongoing basis to quickly respond to emerging opportunities or challenges.
Photo by Marlon del Aguila Guerrero/CIFOR

2021–2023 Action Plan

Current phase

01.

Consult

  • Indigenous, community, and Afro-descendant representatives
  • Donors
  • Governments

02.

Analyze

  • Gaps
  • Funding requirements
  • Design options

03.

Design

  • Detailed proposal for the coordingating mechanism, funding, and governance


04.

Anchor

  • Secure anchor investors from private and public donors

05.

Establish

  • Legal framework including the coordinating mechanism, Board, and operating policies

06.

Operationalize

  • Small coordinating group
  • Nimble processes
  • System of accountability

07.

Launch

  • Pipeline development
  • First grants
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