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Welcome to NICFI’s newsletter!
This first edition will take stock of the breakthroughs for tropical forests coming out of the UN climate summit in ...
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Helping forest countries make sense of satellite data
Satellite data can be a key weapon in the fight against tropical deforestation, but demands high technical skills and powerful ...
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Ecuador’s continued reductions in deforestation attracts new climate finance from Norway
Following continued reductions in deforestation, Norway expands its results-based payments to Ecuador and pays up to USD 24 million. 70 ...
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Costa Rica and Norway team up to kick-start forest carbon market
A pioneer country in reducing deforestation, Costa Rica is rewarded up to USD 10 million for its performance to date. ...
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Peru reaching key milestones in rainforest protection
Peru has stepped up efforts to reduce deforestation in the Amazon through the major international forest and climate alliance with ...
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Landmark deal to protect DR Congo’s rainforests
An initiative worth up to $ 500 million to protect the world’s second largest rainforest – the Congo Basin rainforest ...
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LEAF gets carbon market breakthrough
The LEAF Coalition, a public-private partnership for forest conservation, announced in Glasgow that it has mobilized $1 billion USD to ...
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Breakthrough for rainforests at climate summit in Glasgow
It was all about forests on 2 November, the second day of the climate summit in Glasgow. Norway’s Prime Minister ...
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Colombia attracts over $ 30 million for stepping up fight against deforestation
Colombia has strengthened its position as a regional leader in forest conservation and sustainable development. To honour these achievements, Germany, ...
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LEAF Coalition strengthened ahead of Glasgow climate summit
Two new global organizations – Delta Air Lines and PwC – have joined the LEAF Coalition, a large-scale public-private climate ...
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Press statement: The Indonesia-Norway climate and forest partnership
Today, on September 10, 2021, the Government of Norway received a formal notification that the Government of Indonesia has decided ...
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Gabon receives first payment for reducing CO2 emissions under historic CAFI agreement
Gabon is the first country in Africa to receive results-based payments for reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The ...
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Norway supports 39 new projects: Civil society plays a key role in the fight to save the rainforest
The role of civil society is crucial for the preservation of the world’s tropical forest. Norway is now announcing 39 ...
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Peru strengthens powerful partnership in its fight to preserve the Amazon rainforest
As part of a major international climate alliance, Peru, Germany, Norway, UK and the US are stepping up efforts to ...
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Call for proposals – NICFI Satellite Data Program Level 2 Access
NICFI is seeking any organization, company, consortium or individual who can leverage the power of satellite imagery to combat tropical ...
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New public-private coalition launched to mobilize more than $1 BN to protect tropical forests and enhance global climate action
Today at the Leaders Summit on Climate a group of governments and companies announced the LEAF Coalition, an ambitious new ...
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Decoupling commodities production from deforestation: On-demand webinar with Tropical Forest Alliance & NICFI Data program
On March 25, the NICFI Satellite Data Program team will host an on-demand webinar with the Tropical Forest Alliance’s multi-stakeholder ...
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Nine European countries strengthen cooperation against deforestation
The European countries that make up the Amsterdam Declarations Partnership have renewed their commitment to eliminate deforestation in relation to ...
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New satellite images to allow anyone, anywhere, to monitor tropical deforestation
On Wednesday 23 September 2020, Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment entered into a contract worth up to NOK 400 ...
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Every minute, the world loses ten soccer pitches of tropical rainforest
In 2019 the world lost 3.8 million hectares of tropical primary forests, according to a new report. This equals a ...
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Call for Proposals
NICFI invites interested parties to submit proposals for setting up and administering capacity building efforts of local, national, and regional ...
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Norway will pay 530 million NOK for reduced deforestation in Indonesia
After 10 years of hard work, deforestation in Indonesia is going down. Emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia ...
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The AndGreen Fund invests in Marfrig Global Foods
The AndGreen Fund signs loan agreement with Marfrig, the world’s second largest beef producer, supporting the transition to a deforestation ...