Nature For Justice

We put nature-based solutions to work for climate justice

Nature For Justice (N4J), like so many non-profits, is being significantly impacted by the recent series of Executive Orders coming out of the White House. Our U.S. Farmer Inclusion Program (which is partly funded by the USDA) is on hold. Despite these disruptions, our commitment to N4J’s core values continues to reflect our social justice mission:

1) Focusing on populations most impacted by climate change by using nature to build resilience
2) Identifying and building on the skills of local partners, and
3) Maximizing our partnerships with the private sector while lessening our reliance on the government

Your help through a donation of any amount at this time would be greatly appreciated.

Our Story

Globally, Nature For Justice (N4J) uses nature to benefit frontline communities confronting the climate crisis. We co-create projects that put communities first and act as powerful vehicles for social justice, community resilience, and adaptation to climate change. We scale our impacts through the aggregation of those communities.

Across our work, we collaborate with local partners to identify, incubate, and support high-integrity, community-led solutions. In the US, we support Black and Indigenous farmers to lead the transition to regenerative agriculture. In Canada, we partner with Indigenous Nations to identify long-term financing channels for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas. And across Africa, we partner to help smallholder farmers and local landowners engage with emerging markets for carbon and nature-based solutions (NbS).

What We Do

Advance Climate Resilience

Mobilize Blended Finance

Originate and Co-create Nature-based Programs

What Makes Us Different

Climate Justice First
Under the right conditions, we believe NbS and, as warranted, carbon markets can be critical tools to advance climate justice.

Climate Justice Additionality
Across every N4J project, we look to create climate justice additionality. That means we focus on fairness, transparency, and ensuring participating communities receive a significant share of a project’s financial and non-monetary benefits.

Overcoming Key Barriers to Entry
Our approach is centered on alleviating the barriers to entry that prevent communities from engaging in and benefiting from emerging markets for NbS and carbon.

N4J 2024 Annual Report

Across every N4J project, we focus on fairness, transparency, and ensuring participating communities receive a significant share of a project’s financial and non-monetary benefits. Our 2024 Annual Report outlines our successes and our challenges.

READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE: Nature For Justice 2024 Annual Report

Spotlight on Programs

We mobilize blended finance for community-determined NbS projects. Across North America and Africa, we work with diverse local and international partners to identify, launch, and support projects that make an impact for both people and nature.

Trusted by Investors. Trusted by Communities.

Our team has decades of experience spanning 70+ countries, with diverse backgrounds in finance, conservation, natural resources management, economic development, and social justice and inclusion. We excel at leading complex, cross-sector teams.

At N4J, we foster co-creation and collaboration with diverse global partners and local project implementers. We see partnership as the key to long-term success and scale.