Norway and FAO scale up forest monitoring for climate action
Last week, Norway and FAO launched the third phase of SEPAL, FAO’s global platform for satellite‑based forest and land monitoring. SEPAL Phase 3 represents a significant step forward in Norway’s long‑term commitment to open and trustworthy satellite‑based tropical forest data. With more than 25,000 active users across 205 countries, SEPAL has become one of the…
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…
Norwegian Government to provide up to 3 billion USD to new fund to preserve tropical forests
For many years, Norway has been one of the largest donors of funding to protect the world’s rainforests. The Government is now proposing to allocate up to 3 billion USD to a new international fund designed to safeguard the world’s tropical forests for generations to come. ‘It is vital to stop deforestation to reduce the…
International Commitment to Indigenous Peoples at UN’s Climate Summit in Brazil
Norway and several other countries pledge funding and political support to give Indigenous Peoples rights and resources to protect the rainforest. ‘Strengthening Indigenous rights is one of the most effective measures to reduce deforestation. This is both about social justice and about protecting forests that absorb and store carbon’, said Minister of Climate and Environment…
Stepping Up Efforts Against Forest Crime
Environmental crime is among the world’s most profitable forms of organized crime and a serious threat to climate, nature, and people. Norway is now strengthening its cooperation with the UN and INTERPOL to combat illegal tropical deforestation. ‘We cannot save the rainforest if we allow illegal logging and other forms of forest crime to continue.…
Billion-dollar pledge to Indigenous Peoples fulfilled – one year ahead of schedule
At the climate summit in Glasgow in 2021, Norway and several other donors pledged USD 1.7 billion to strengthen the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities to tropical forests. That goal has now been reached. A new report presented during the UN High-Level Week in New York shows that the pledge made by many…
Norway cancels procurement for Tropical Forest Satellite Data Program
Norway has decided to cancel the procurement process for the next phase of the NICFI Satellite Data Program. The decision follows a legal challenge to the award decision. The NICFI program plays a critical role in advancing tropical forest monitoring by providing high-resolution satellite imagery that supports a wide range of applications. These include tracking…