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Peru and Norway to advance global partnerships with indigenous peoples and local communities
Norway and Peru will work together to mobilize global support to the role of indigenous peoples and local communities in ...
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Governments, law enforcement, and civil society organisations form new global initiative to fight nature crime
VANCOUVER — A new global initiative that is building bridges across disciplinary, geographic, and jurisdictional domains in the fight against ...
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INTERPOL, UNODC and Norway reinforce alliance against forestry crime
LYON, France – An international coalition led by INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has ...
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Celebration: 15 years of the Amazon Fund
Substantial results and visions for the future were discussed when high-level stakeholders met to commemorate 15 years of the Amazon ...
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Colombia with lowest deforestation in a decade
On July 12th, the Colombian Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Mrs. Susana Muhamad, announced that the country reduced deforestation ...
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Rainforest losses rise in 2022 – signs of progress present hope
Recent figures from Global Forest Watch (GFW) show that we lost more than 4 million hectares of tropical primary forest ...
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Deforestation still at a record low in Indonesia
Indonesia continues to be a world leader in reducing deforestation. This is evident in recent figures from Indonesia’s national forest ...
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Peru receives USD 10 million towards its efforts against deforestation
With the final steps to operationalize Peru’s new REDD+ financial mechanism completed, Norway will be transferring the anticipated USD 10 ...
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Peru: Joint visit to renew commitment
From March 27 to March 28th five Peruvian Ministers and five Governors from the Amazon region, along with the Ambassadors ...
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15 years of Partnership on Climate and Forest
Joint press statement between Marina Silva, Brazil’s Minister of Environment and Climate and Espen Barth Eide, Norway’s Minister of Climate ...
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NICFI prolongs public access to high resolution rainforest satellite images
During his visit to Brazil, Minister of Climate and Environment, Mr. Espen Barth Eide announced that NICFI’s Satellite Data Program ...
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Climate and Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide is traveling to Colombia and Brazil to strengthen cooperation against deforestation
From March 19 to March 25, Norway’s Climate and Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide is in Colombia and Brazil. The ...
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How carbon markets done right help stop deforestation
To stay within our climate targets we must halt tropical forest loss within this decade. A well-functioning, high-quality forest carbon ...
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Momentum for Rainforests – Reflections by Director of NICFI, Andreas Dahl-Jørgensen
At the start of the new year, I am excited to see groundbreaking political momentum to protect rainforests. Combined with ...
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The Amazon Fund is re-activated
At his first day in office, President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva reaffirmed the incoming government’s ambitions to halt deforestation, ...
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Key milestones for The LEAF Coalition
The LEAF coalition is a private-public collaboration to mobilize large-scale funding for forest lands and jurisdictions capable of reducing and ...
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How the Global Biodiversity Framework helps our efforts to stop tropical deforestation
In December 2022, the world agreed to a new landmark global deal to protect nature. Its success depends on action ...
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Historic breakthrough for the forest carbon market
Norway congratulates Guyana as the first country to sell ART certified carbon credits for protecting its rainforest.
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Peru launches new fund – receives USD 10 million for its efforts against deforestation
At COP27 the Peruvian Environmental Protection Minister Mr. Wilbert Gabriel Rozas Beltran and Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment Mr. ...
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World leaders meet at climate summit to address tropical deforestation
World Leaders from 26 countries and the EU came together at the UN Climate summit (COP27) to launch the Forests ...
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Colombia receives support from Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom for the implementation of their ambitious plan to contain deforestation
Colombia’s government has launched an emergency plan to stop deforestation in the Colombian Amazon. The ambitious strategy consists of working ...
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Contribution Agreement Concluded: Norway Delivers US$ 56 Million In Results-Based Support For Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 Climate Goals
The Contribution Agreement, following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Indonesia and Norway (Partners) in September 2022, ...
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Norway supports Ecuador’s efforts to protect the rainforest
Ecuador is making an important effort to reduce deforestation. The efforts are crucial for the planet’s climate and biodiversity. Norway ...
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Leaders will build on Glasgow legacy to establish Forests & Climate Leaders’ Partnership at COP27
The COP26 Presidency is inviting world leaders to come together at COP27 to establish a new Partnership, which will accelerate ...
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New bilateral partnership between Indonesia and Norway
Indonesia and Norway enter into a new bilateral climate and forest partnership to recognize Indonesia’s impressive results to date and ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How to save rainforests with satellites? Highlights of the NICFI Satellite Data Program
Today, on the International Day of Forests, the NICFI is pleased to announce that NICFI’s Satellite Data Program is extended ...
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Teaming up with Google
The NICFI Satellite Data Program and Google have joined forces to improve the monitoring of the world’s tropical forests.
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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, ...
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Still not a user of the NICFI Satellite Data Program?
If you have not already signed up, please register at the NICFI Satellite Data Program website.
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Financing forest-friendly cattle ranching in Colombia
The &Green Fund signs loan agreement with Colombian Hacienda San José to scale up their more sustainable business model for ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ecuador continues to cut deforestation – rewarded with USD 18 million payment from Germany and Norway
News story | Date: 13/12/2019 Ecuador has significantly reduced the loss of its natural forests in the last years. The ...
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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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Norway steps up the fight against illegal deforestation with UN and INTERPOL
News story | Date: 27/06/2018 Organized criminals make 50-152 billion USD a year illegally cutting down invaluable tropical forests and their ...
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Ethiopia Norway sign forest protection agreement
News story | Date: 16/08/2017 The Governments of Norway and Ethiopia have taken an important step towards supporting Ethiopia’s climate friendly ...
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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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Gabon: First in Africa to receive payments for preserved rainforests
New York, 22 September 2019 The country, whose forest covers close to 90 percent of its territory, receives breakthrough funding ...
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Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering first carbon payment from Norway
News story | Date: 16/02/2019 Indonesia confirms that carbon emissions from deforestation declined in 2017. When the emission figures are ...
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Liberia and Norway launch Climate and Forest Partnership
Press release | Date: 23/09/2014 Liberia and Norway today entered into a partnership to improve forest governance, strengthen law enforcement, and support ...
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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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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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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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Norway grants 10.3 Million EUR to ensure indigenous forest rights
News story | Date: 02/07/2019 The Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) has granted NOK 100 million (EUR 10.3 million) ...
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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 ...