Africa: Governments Must Back 5bn Tfff Forest Fund With Stronger Finance Laws

Africa: Governments Must Back $125bn Tfff Forest Fund With Stronger Finance Laws

The Brazilian Presidency’s flagship conservation finance initiative for COP30 – the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) – must be supported by sponsor governments also introducing stronger rules to close loopholes that allow the financing of deforestation, Global Witness has warned. The Government of Brazil today released its latest plans for the $125 billion initiative, which…

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Africa: Governments Must Back 5bn Tfff Forest Fund With Stronger Finance Laws

Africa: Immunization Experts Urge Stronger Action to Close Vaccination Gaps in Africa

Brazzaville — Experts, policymakers and global health partners have called for stronger, coordinated action to prevent backsliding on progress made against vaccine-preventable diseases in the African Region, where millions of children are still at risk. Against the backdrop of the signing of the Pandemic Treaty, the reduction in global funding to WHO, Gavi, UNICEF and…

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