Amazon's Climate Fund Drives Global Nature Restoration

Amazon is mobilizing its $100 million Right Now Climate Fund to support large-scale nature protection and restoration projects across the globe. In line with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) findings, which stress that protecting natural ecosystems is critical to meeting Paris Agreement goals, the fund is driving climate action in 16 countries. These initiatives focus on scientifically-grounded solutions to achieve fundamental systems change. Specific projects highlight the fund's diverse application. In France, the investment will support the preservation and management of an estimated 600,000 square meters of land, an area larger than 80 football fields. In Berlin, the fund is providing €1 million to plant 'tiny forests,' each the size of a tennis court. These dense, biodiverse plots will contain over 650 native plants from 25 different species, helping the city build resilience against climate change effects. Beyond direct funding, Amazon is championing collaboration across industries to accelerate nature protection. The company is supporting the development of a free, standardized European biodiversity metric, a tool designed to help businesses measure and manage their impact on nature. Amazon emphasizes that such collaborative efforts are essential for protecting and restoring biodiversity, complementing its own public goal to return more water to communities than it uses in its AWS direct operations.