Costa Rica receives first payment for reduced forest emissions from World Bank carbon fund
In August, the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) announced its first payment of $16.4 million to Costa Rica for reducing 3.28 million tons of carbon emissions in 2018 and 2019. This is the first of three instalments of payments for verified emission reductions under Costa Rica’s Emission Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA), which aims to reduce up to 12 million tons of CO2 emissions through 2024.
Guyana leapfrogs into solar energy future with Norwegian forest payments
Guyana’s largest ever solar power projects will be financed thanks to the country’s low deforestation levels, following a landmark forest partnership between Guyana and Norway.
New Deputy Director of NICFI
On her first day as Deputy Director of NICFI, Dyveke Rogan boarded a plane to Bogotá to learn about deforestation issues from one of Norway’s key partners.
Massive operation uncovers timber trafficking network
An INTERPOL-coordinated operation has recovered more than 80 truckloads of illegal timber from forests across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Ready for the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum
The Oslo Tropical Forest Forum (OTFF) will be held in Oslo on June 21-22, the first in-person conference since 2018 due to Covid-19.
US and Norway strengthen collaboration on rainforests
Rainforests was one of the top agenda items when US Climate Envoy John Kerry visited Oslo on Friday, May 6 2022. In a new joint statement, Norway and the United States wow to strengthen climate efforts, and fighting deforestation is a key priority.
USA og Norge styrker regnskog-samarbeid
Regnskog står høyt på agendaen når USAs klimautsending, John Kerry, besøker Oslo fredag 6. mai. Med en ny felleserklæring vil Norge og USA trappe opp innsatsen på klimafeltet, og tiltak mot tropisk avskoging står sentralt.
Noen lyspunkter, men fortsatt store tap av regnskog
Det var mindre tap av regnskog i 2021 enn i rekordåret 2020. Men tapene er stabilt høye, ifølge nye tall fra ledende forskningsmiljøer i USA.
Teaming up with Google
The NICFI Satellite Data Program and Google have joined forces to improve the monitoring of the world’s tropical forests.
Satellite imagery enables companies to act early on deforestation risks
A growing number of private sector actors are using high-resolution satellite imagery to deliver on their sustainability strategies. Among them, consumer goods supplier Unilever and agribusiness company AMAGGI.