When communities lead, forests thrive.

Kawari funds the rights, capacity, and governance structures that make forest carbon markets high integrity — ensuring Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities lead the initiatives taking place on their lands.

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Kawari envisions

Kawari envisions a carbon market that respects and upholds rights by supporting social integrity as well as the adequate representation and informed participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in jurisdictional forest carbon finance initiatives.
Who We Are

Our impact, by the numbers.

From the Amazon to East Kalimantan, Kawari is funding the rights and capacity that make forest carbon markets credible.

  • 36%

    of the world's remaining forests are stewarded by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

  • 1.33 million

    in targeted grants to promote and secure their rights in forest carbon markets

  • 9 countries

    where Kawari has made grants, across three continents

  • 23 jurisdictions

    with forest carbon finance initiatives supported

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Kawari identifies opportunities for promoting and securing the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in forest carbon finance initiatives and provides a nimble, trusted source of funds through targeted grants.
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What does Kawari mean?

In the Inga language spoken in southern Colombia, the word “kawari” means a panoramic view of the forest or the landscape. “Kawari” describes the spirit of the Kawari fund, which brings together a diversity of elements to enable the holistic and inclusive protection of forests, biodiversity, and Indigenous rights, much like the way various components of an ecosystem work together for planetary health.