Africa > World Bank carbon fund inks first REDD payment deals

World Bank carbon fund inks first REDD payment deals

Published 19:06 on February 12, 2019  /  Last updated at 20:46 on February 12, 2019  / Matthew Lithgow /  Africa, Americas, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

Two African nations will receive over $100 million for protecting some of their forests under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), the agency announced on Tuesday, jump-starting the first REDD payouts from the facility's Carbon Fund since it launched at the beginning of the decade.
Two African nations will receive over $100 million for protecting some of their forests under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), the agency announced on Tuesday, jump-starting the first REDD payouts from the facility's Carbon Fund since it launched at the beginning of the decade.


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