Key facts
- Everland launched the HALO Facility.
- The facility aims to provide capital for community-led forest conservation projects.
- Carlos Manuel Rodríguez will chair the facility.
- The announcement was made on World Environment Day.
On World Environment Day, the conservation organization Everland announced the launch of the HALO Facility. This new initiative is designed to address a critical challenge in community-led forest conservation: the lack of access to early-stage and continuity capital. Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, who previously served as the CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has been appointed to chair this new forest finance facility. The launch aims to provide much-needed financial support to projects focused on preserving forests.