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COP30: COMMENT – We’re at a critical juncture for nature-based solutions. Our biggest risk now is delay

Published 21:56 on November 12, 2025 / Last updated at 21:56 on November 12, 2025 / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Other Content (Contributed Content), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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The newly launched Tropical Forest Forever Facility is creating a multi-billion dollar investment stream for tropical forest protection with a guaranteed share for Indigenous and local communities, even as conservation groups warn that emerging Article 6.4 rules risk sidelining nature-based solutions by imposing permanence requirements that could effectively exclude forests, soils, and blue carbon from the forthcoming global carbon market.
The newly launched Tropical Forest Forever Facility is creating a multi-billion dollar investment stream for tropical forest protection with a guaranteed share for Indigenous and local communities, even as conservation groups warn that emerging Article 6.4 rules risk sidelining nature-based solutions by imposing permanence requirements that could effectively exclude forests, soils, and blue carbon from the forthcoming global carbon market.


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