The Foundation for Parks and Reserves of Côte d'Ivoire is the first Ivorian trust fund dedicated to the conservation of national parks and reserves. It is a private non-profit institution and recognized as being of public utility by Decree No. 2009-05 of January 08, 2009. Its purpose is to manage environmental funds intended, on the one hand, to finance projects and programs for the conservation of national parks and reserves and, on the other hand, to strengthen management capacities in this sector. It can act as a trust fund, acquire or finance the acquisition of private land intended to become parks or reserves and intervene in transactions to convert unnatural debts.

In short, the Foundation for Parks and Reserves of Côte d'Ivoire is an important instrument for the sustainable financing of biodiversity conservation.