2025 Impact Report
Our 2030 Vision
By 2030, Enduring Earth will support Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiatives that deliver durable conservation and climate resilience, advance community development, and secure sustainable financing for up to 1 billion hectares globally, guided by the leadership and decision making of Indigenous peoples, local communities, and national governments, supported by a broad coalition of non-governmental organizations and public and private funders committed to equitable, lasting outcomes.
Stories of Impact
A Conservation Area Led By Inuit, For Inuit
The SINAA initiative is designed to support Qikiqtani Inuit-led stewardship, governance, and conservation of its Arctic waters and lands. SINAA is grounded in Inuit traditional knowledge and leadership and was developed by Qikiqtani Inuit.
Building on Two Decades of Impact
The key innovation in ARPA Comunidades addresses economic vulnerability using the concept of sociobioeconomy, which refers to community-led, sustainable economic development activities, like nut, fruit pulp and honey production, handicrafts, fishing, and tourism.
Transforming Communities in the North
Guided by a shared vision of healthy lands, waters, and communities, the Our Land for the Future PFP is an Indigenous-led initiative that aims to protect the Northwest Territories, preserve biodiversity, support thriving cultures, and contribute to equitable economies.
Guardians of the Steppe
One-quarter of Mongolia’s households are nomadic herders. The Eternal Mongolia PFP is set to expand the creation of community-based organizations which support herders in sustainable management practices including the creation of natural resource management plans.
Indigenous Marine Stewardship
In 2025, partners focused on building the systems needed to support durable implementation of the larger Great Bear Sea Network of Marine Protected Areas, including embedding Guardian and stewardship programs into monitoring and management processes.
Economy and the Environment
From the soaring peaks of the Andes to the rich green and biodiverse depths of the Amazon, Colombia is home to some of the most biodiverse places on Earth. Indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombian communities, and local stewards have cared for these ecosystems for generations.
By the end of 2025, local partners secured 210 million hectares of lands and waters in durable conservation through 6 PFP initiatives in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, and Mongolia. This is an area larger than the size of Mexico, with the potential to avoid 88 billion metric tons of carbon through nature‑based solutions.
Since launching on December 17, 2020, we have mobilized U.S.$1.7 billion in durable finance for nature and people. Building on this, by 2030, projected PFPs seek to secure U.S.$4 billion, using blended public, private, and philanthropic capital, in support of Target 19 of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Enduring Earth’s portfolio of PFPs currently comprises 18 projects across 20 countries and nations, which include the forests of the Andes Amazon, Boreal, Selva Maya, and Kavango‑Zambezi landscape; the marine corridors of the Mesoamerican Reef and Eastern Tropical Pacific; and the island nations of Micronesia and beyond.
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By 2030, the current PFP portfolio has the potential to account for an estimated 10.7% of the total 15.3 billion hectares of lands and water that countries have committed to conserve and protect under Target 3, and deliver 30 by 30.
From Proof of Concept to Shared Legacy
Five years ago, we signed the agreement that created the Enduring Earth partnership. As I look back on how far we have come, I am struck first by the leadership of local partners, Indigenous Peoples, communities, and governments who have guided us every step of the way. This impact report is, above all, a record of what they have achieved and of what happens when those closest to lands and waters lead, and global partners use financial mechanisms, tools, and collaboration to match their vision.
Read the Letter from Jennifer Morris, the Chair of the Enduring Earth Board, 2024-2025, Chief Executive Officer of The Nature Conservancy
Report Highlights
The PFP Model
Resilience. Partnership. Durability.
Artisanal Fishing Loan Pilot
A test case for concessional development finance as part of the Resilient Bold Belize PFP that is currently in development.
Working in Partnership
In 2025, PFPs advanced community-led, large-scale conservation efforts, involving more than 150 partners across 20 countries and nations.
Five Years of Building Lasting Protection for Nature and People
Enduring Earth is more than a partnership; it is a movement to secure the future of our planet’s most vital ecosystems.
Looking Ahead:
Policy, People, and Permanence
Together with partners, we will keep demonstrating, with data and community experience, that investing in locally led, long‑term conservation is one of the most hopeful and impactful choices the world can make.
How We Work: Principles in Practice
Enduring Earth builds partnerships grounded in our shared values of trust, responsibility, sustainable impact, and collective action. We act transparently, steward resources wisely, and respect each nation’s priorities and cultures, knowing that only collaboration can achieve our most ambitious goals. In practice, local leaders set the agenda, technical experts sharpen solutions, and innovative financial approaches ensure those solutions endure. Thriving ecosystems support resilient communities and a sustainable future, and across our portfolio, we are proving that what we protect together endures.
What We Protect Together Endures
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