Forest Future Alliance launches to move capital from extraction toward stewardship
The Davos initiative created a platform for private and philanthropic investors working on conservation, restoration and resilient forest landscapes.
The Davos Collective · 21 January 2026 · 4 min read
What happened
The Forest Future Alliance launched during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 as a platform for private-sector and philanthropic actors investing in forest landscapes.
The initiative succeeded 1t.org as the Forum’s focal platform for this work. Its purpose is to help investors navigate ecological, social and financial complexity while supporting conservation, restoration and long-term stewardship.
Why it mattered
Forests are simultaneously carbon sinks, biodiversity systems, economic infrastructure and sources of livelihoods. Yet investment structures frequently reward short-term extraction more readily than long-duration stewardship.
The Alliance brought that financing problem into the Davos economic agenda and framed forest protection as risk management for supply chains, communities and climate stability.
What to watch
Credibility will depend on capital mobilised, safeguards for Indigenous peoples and local communities, transparent measurement of ecological outcomes and durability beyond announcement-stage commitments.
Image rights
Hero image: Landscape of a wild forest, dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources & citations
- 1. A new alliance to secure the future of forests and ensure they thriveWorld Economic Forum 21 January 2026
- 2. How leaders can tackle forest finance in 2026World Economic Forum 17 February 2026