We connect philanthropic funders with trusted community conservation, building on existing local relationships to turn locally defined priorities into structured funding opportunities and accompanying implementation with proportionate accountability.
WHY IT MATTERS
Communities already govern these ecosystems
Some of the world's most important forests, rivers, coastlines, and marine ecosystems are not protected by governments or international organizations alone. They are stewarded every day by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities ().
These communities hold deep ecological knowledge and long-standing stewardship traditions — protecting ecosystems that local livelihoods and global climate stability both depend on.
Yet the finance doesn't follow
still struggle to access direct, long-term support. Funders face the mirror problem: identifying credible, community-led opportunities and understanding what they aim to achieve.
Most climate finance follows convenience, visibility, and what's easy to measure — not where it's needed most. The Territory Allies Fund (TAF) is here to help close that gap.
See howHow we work
We connect committed capital with community-led initiatives — directly, transparently, and on the community's terms.
Capital integrity
100% of committed Project Capital is reserved for the community-agreed initiative.
+ 8–12% TAF's Coordination & Accountability Fee is typically 8–12% of that Project Capital, agreed in advance and paid by the funding partner on top of the project allocation.
Depending on scope, it covers initiative structuring, coordination, proportionate due diligence, implementation accompaniment, monitoring and reporting.
Partner projects
Baihuaeri Waorani Territory · Yasuní · Ecuadorian Amazon
TAF-Approved Funding Opportunity
Indigenous Waorani community in one of the world's most biodiverse rainforest regions, holding strong territorial and cultural ties to the forest under increasing external pressure.
Bobonaza River Basin · Pastaza · Ecuadorian Amazon
TAF-Approved Funding Opportunity
Internationally recognized Kichwa community advancing the Kawsak Sacha (Living Forest) proposal — one of the Amazon's reference models for Indigenous territorial governance.
Machalilla National Park · Ecuadorian Pacific
TAF-Approved Funding Opportunity
Corallium, CONMAR's coral restoration programme in Machalilla National Park, has been active since 2021 — connecting coral restoration, scientific monitoring, community capacity building and marine ecosystem protection.
Las Tunas · Manabí · Ecuadorian Pacific Coast
TAF-Approved Funding Opportunity
Wipe Out, based in Las Tunas, Manabí, has protected sea turtles locally since 2020. The initiative seeks to turn years of community turtle protection into permanent capacity for marine rescue, rehabilitation, conservation and coastal education.
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Who we work with
We work with funders who want their philanthropic capital to support conservation defined and led by communities. Building on existing local relationships, we structure each collaboration around the initiative's context and mutually agreed responsibilities.
Talk to us about funding and fit, or start with the communities and initiatives we work alongside.
