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. The deal sets the country on a path to access larger funding from carbon markets going forward.
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 Jonas Gahr Støre and other heads of state announced a string of rainforest-related measures that will give the world a strong boost in the battle against deforestation.
Gjennombrudd for regnskogen under klimatoppmøtet i Glasgow
Den store skogdagen under klimatoppmøtet i Glasgow ble tirsdag 2.november. Statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre og andre statsledere kom med en rekke regnskognyheter som gir verden et sterkt løft i kampen mot avskoging.
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 protect the world’s rainforests.
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 – was signed at the UN climate summit in Glasgow.
Colombia får 300 millioner kroner for å trappe opp kampen mot avskoging
Norge, Tyskland og Storbritannia utbetaler 300 millioner kroner til Colombia for nye og forsterkede tiltak mot avskoging. Landet hedres for sin internasjonale lederrolle innen skogbevaring.
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, Norway and the UK provide results-based-payments to be reinvested in innovative actions to catalyse further progress on Colombia´s forest targets.
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 change initiative to mobilize more than $1 billion in results-based payments for countries that protect their tropical forests.
Klima- og skogpartnerskapet mellom Indonesia og Norge
Regjeringen fikk i går, 10. september, et formelt varsel om at Indonesias regjering vil avslutte intensjonsavtalen fra 2010 om samarbeid om reduksjon av klimagassutslipp fra avskoging og skogforringelse.
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 to terminate our 2010 Letter of Intent on Cooperation on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation.