Questions & Answers

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is an initiative that Brazil launched at the COP30 climate summit in November 2025. TFFF aims to secure financing for tropical forests for generations to come.

This is the largest international initiative for rainforest protection since Norway launched Norway’s International Forest and Climate Initiative (NICFI) 18 years ago.

The TFFF will be open to all rainforest countries. Countries must demonstrate that they have protected their forests in order to receive funding. At least 20 percent of the funds will go to indigenous peoples and local communities.

The TFFF is intended to work somewhat like Norway’s sovereign wealth fund. Capital from sponsor countries and private actors will be invested in a broad portfolio of financial assets. These investments are expected to generate returns. Part of these returns will be distributed to tropical forest countries.

Brazil has proposed that the private sector will contribute loans at market-based interest rates, while sponsor countries will provide loans at low and concessional interest rates. Brazil’s goal is to raise NOK 250 billion / USD 25 billion in loans from sponsor countries. In the long term, the aim is for the fund to become independent of official development aid (ODA).

Norway has announced a loan of up to NOK 30 billion / USD 3 billion. The loan will be disbursed gradually until 2035 and is to be repaid by 2075.

Norway has set several conditions before an agreement can be signed and funds disbursed:

  • At least NOK 100 billion / USD 10 billion must be mobilized from sponsor countries by the end of 2026
  • Norway is not to provide more than 20% of the total amount;
  • The funding model must be sustainable and maintain an acceptable level of risk for the Norwegian loan
  • The Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) must give its approval

Loans and contributions totaling over NOK 68 billion / USD 6.8 billion have so far been announced by Brazil, Indonesia, Germany, France, Luxembourg, and Norway.

In preparation for a potential agreement, Norway and other sponsor countries are working to further develop the financing model and identify an acceptable level of risk.

No. The government maintains its support for the TFFF. Through the revised national budget, the government has informed Stortinget about the status of the work and received authorization to enter into a loan agreement once the announced conditions are met. The government will then return to Stortinget to obtain budget approval.