New call for proposals tests Norway’s willingness to provide direct funding to indigenous-led organisations

News March 11, 2025 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

The aid agency Norad has announced a new call for proposals for civil society programmes working on tropical forest protection. With growing demands from indigenous leaders for a larger share of climate financing, this call will test Norway’s willingness to provide funding directly to indigenous-led organisations, instead of channelling money through other bodies, like conservation NGOs or UN agencies.

IP photo Land Dialogues - TF photo CROPPED.jpg — Indigenous-led organisations argued for more direct grants at an event in New York, October 2024. From the left: Maria Pia Hernandez, Mesoamerican Territorial Fund, Angela Kaxuyuana, COIAB and Podaali in Brazil, Myrna Cunningham, doctor and Miskitu activist from Nicaragua, Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, Sonia Guajajara, Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, Kimaren Ole Riamit, ILEPA of Kenya, Stephanie Speck, Head of Communications at the Green Climate Fund, Asyl Undeland, World Bank, and Nonette Royo, Executive Director of Tenure Facility. (Photo by Tenure Facility)

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