The Livelihoods Carbon Funds Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits, social enterprises and co-operatives and 2 others, at prototype and pilot stage and scale-up and mature. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Africa, Asia and Latin America.
This grant leverages carbon markets to finance ecosystem restoration, agroforestry, and rural energy projects that deliver social, environmental, and economic benefits to rural communities. It targets projects across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
About this grant
The Livelihoods Carbon Funds (LCF) are investment vehicles that leverage the voluntary carbon economy to finance ecosystem restoration, agroforestry, mangrove restoration and rural energy projects in rural communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America. The problem addressed is that rural communities dependent on forest and ecosystem services are often the first to suffer climate impacts while having the least access to finance and technology for adaptation. The funds provide upfront financing to project developers for large-scale implementation and maintenance over periods of 10 to 20 years. Investors, which are corporations, receive carbon credits tied to each project's verified impact, allowing them to fund emissions reductions beyond their own value chains. Three funds are described as launched (2011, 2017 and 2021), and a fourth fund was launched in 2026 with long-standing investors. Supported activities include agroforestry (combining trees and crops to improve soil fertility, biodiversity and farmer resilience), mangrove restoration, and rural energy such as efficient cookstoves that reduce wood use and household air pollution. The page is an informational page describing the funds and their investors; it does not set out a call for proposals or a grant application process for external applicants.
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Eligibility
The page does not specify eligibility criteria for applicants. It describes the funds as providing financing to project developers, but does not state organisation types, geographies, stage or sector requirements for applying. Investors in the funds are corporate partners named on the page.
Key requirements
- ✓Projects must leverage carbon markets or carbon finance mechanisms
- ✓Primary focus on ecosystem restoration, agroforestry, or rural energy with measurable social and environmental co-benefits
- ✓Operations in Africa, Asia, or Latin America with direct benefit to rural communities
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for The Livelihoods Carbon Funds?
- Eligibility covers organisations in AFRICA, ASIA, LATAM; nonprofit, social-enterprise, cooperative, community-group, local-authority. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Forestry funding supports afforestation, reforestation, sustainable forest management and avoided deforestation. Money flows from climate finance, nature programmes, results-based payments and corporate buyers of forest carbon. Calls typically require land tenure clarity, community engagement and a credible plan to monitor tree survival over time.
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