Costa Rica – first country to access climate finance through the LEAF Coalition
NICFI and Norad announce new civil society partnerships to preserve tropical forests
Norway is announcing new partnerships with civil society organisations from across the world to protect tropical forests. Through funding from Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) has awarded 29 new grants to civil society organisations, with a total allocation of approximately NOK 500 million (approximately USD 55…
Norway renews tropical forest partnerships with Colombia and Peru
Norway has renewed its climate and forest partnerships with Colombia and Peru to help reduce deforestation in the Amazon and support both countries’ efforts to cut emissions through to 2030. “Our cooperation with Colombia and Peru is delivering results. By extending these partnerships, Norway reaffirms its long‑term commitment to supporting countries that take concrete steps…
Indonesia and Norway Step Up Support for Local Climate Champions
Indonesia and Norway launch a new phase of the Small Grants Program, directing results-based climate finance to communities living closest to the forests. The initiative forms part of the bilateral climate and forest partnership in support of Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 target. On Thursday 12 February in Jakarta, Indonesia’s Minister of Forestry Raja Juli…