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Belize ditches ‘zero baseline’ to unlock forest carbon finance after UN review

Published 12:08 on April 17, 2026 / Last updated at 12:08 on April 17, 2026 / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Belize has sharply revised its forest carbon baseline after a UN review process, abandoning a controversial “zero” benchmark in favour of a negative reference level that better reflects historical trends and enables access to results-based climate finance.
Belize has sharply revised its forest carbon baseline after a UN review process, abandoning a controversial “zero” benchmark in favour of a negative reference level that better reflects historical trends and enables access to results-based climate finance.


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