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Our mission

At Partnerships for Forests (P4F), we mobilise private investment into sustainable businesses that regenerate and protect tropical forest landscapes, empower local communities, and foster inclusive, long-term growth.

We do this by helping businesses grow and scale, while also working to create supportive conditions for them to succeed – through improved policies and regulations, and by increasing market demand for sustainable, forest-friendly products.

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Where we work​

We work in five key forest regions: Central Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. Our teams and strategies are locally grounded to ensure our work responds to local contexts while fostering sustainable, resilient economies.

How we work

We work with businesses, communities, policymakers and investors to create scalable solutions that protect and restore forests while supporting sustainable livelihoods.

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Our resources​

Explore insights from our work scaling forest-friendly business models. From case studies to webinars, our resources offer project developers, policymakers, investors, and corporates lessons in advancing sustainable forest economies.

Our impact in numbers

£1.3 billion ​private finance

mobilised for forest-friendly businesses

326,000​ people ​

directly supported through forest-friendly business

8.6 million hectares

brought under sustainable management

Featured resources

Catalysing forest-friendly investments in Central Africa

Promoting forest-friendly business growth in West Africa

Catalysing forest-friendly solutions in East Africa

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What does one billion pounds of private investment in forests…

More insights​

Lush and its subsidiary Alumalum, an agricultural development organisation engaged in reforestation and tree planting initiatives, have been successfully operating an agroforestry-based Partner Farmer Programme in Northern Uganda.
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The video showcases the Bioeconomy Priority Programme (PPBio), a public policy that provides tax incentives for companies established in the Industrial Pole of Manaus in exchange for investing in priority areas. For bioeconomy, PPBio supports academic projects to become businesses that enhance the Amazon.  
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Evidence suggests that Partnerships for Forests is attracting a broad range of actors and that applicants describe the grant making process as fair but burdensome.
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Sustainability certification is widely used to promote sustainable practices, improve transparency and gain market access for sustainable products. However, the extensive requirements and paperwork involved can make attaining certification difficult for smallholder farmers.
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