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Africa: Banking On Forests – Inside Private Sector Plans to Shape the Tropical Forests Forever Facility

eriinfo.com4 hours ago017 mins

A $125 billion fund will use profits from global markets to invest in forest protection. Can we trust the same financiers driving deforestation to save the world’s forests? The UK and US financial sector are better known for financing businesses driving deforestation. But now, the government of Brazil is seeking their advice on how to…

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Africa: Sinking Islands, Vanishing Forests – World Leaders Call for Urgent Climate Action

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago09 mins

From the rainforests of Central America to low-lying atolls in the Pacific and drought-stricken plains in Africa, leaders came to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday with a common message: climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an immediate danger demanding bolder global commitments. Their appeals, sharpened by rising seas, failed harvests…