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A big new forest initiative sparks concerns of a 'carbon heist'
Major funding to finance forest conservation projects will be announced at the COP26 summit next week. But some contend the LEAF program could exclude the Indigenous people who have long protected the forests that the initiative aims to save.
'Community ownership' might be the best way to fight deforestation
Combating climate change: Indonesia’s deforestation hits historic low
In 2010, Indonesia and Norway agreed on a bilateral partnership on reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+).
Britain, Norway and the United States announce a plan to protect tropical forests
The effort seeks to rally more than $1 billion for countries that can show they are lowering emissions by protecting tropical forests.
In Nicaragua, Forests and Indigenous Communities Face Threats
UN fund pays Indonesia for forest protection as deforestation rises
Campaigners accuse the Green Climate Fund of letting governments game the UN's Redd+ forest protection scheme, as Indonesia is awarded $103 million
Tony Juniper: Seven strategies for protecting tropical rainforests
The continuing clearance and degradation of tropical rainforests is not inevitable: it can be stopped and reversed. Here are seven strategies that have been shown to work.