Partnerships that deliver: Finding the ways that work for scalable climate impact

The climate challenge is urgent and interconnected, and it cannot be met by any one organization alone. EDF’s first-ever partnerships report highlights global case studies to showcase how partners are driving climate solutions for long-term impact.

To meet the scale and urgency of the climate crisis, EDF is putting partnerships at the heart of our global strategy. Rather than expanding our physical footprint, we work with a growing network of trusted partners—governments, community leaders, researchers, and businesses—who bring deep local knowledge and a shared commitment to action.

Currently, EDF partners with local and national organizations in more than 30 countries to advance work across sectors ranging from agriculture and energy to fisheries, finance and air quality. In each case, the focus is the same: deliver measurable outcomes while strengthening the capacity of local partners and institutions.

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Report highlights: Global stories rooted in impact

The Partnerships That Deliver report showcases how we can deliver measurable outcomes while strengthening the capacity of local partners and institutions, including:

• Creating an ambitious marine protected area network in Cuba—now safeguarding more than 25% of the coastal waters around the island.
• Establishing Malaysia’s first methane policy framework, now serving as a regional model.
• Partnering with Indigenous and Afrodescendant communities to create Ecuador’s first participatory benefit-sharing road map for allocating a $30 million carbon finance agreement.
• Scaling sustainable dairy and fertilizer practices in India to cut agricultural emissions and improve livelihoods.
• Aligning agricultural finance with conservation through sustainability-focused loans in the United States.
• Supporting the development of Brazil’s first new national air quality standards in more than 30 years.
• Launching MethaneSAT, a bold satellite initiative that advanced our ability to measure greenhouse gas emissions from space.
• Expanding the Aquatic Blue Food Coalition to more than 50 governments and institutions to elevate ocean-based nutrition and climate solutions.
• Supporting Indigenous-led stewardship across the world—from Africa and Indonesia, to Mexico and Brazil, to California, and beyond.