CNN-Gabon receives $150 million to preserve its rainforest

 

 

(CNN) In an effort to fight climate change, the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) announced Sunday that Gabon will be paid $150 million in international funds to preserve its rainforest.

 

 

Through the initiative, Norway will support Gabon with the funds to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and battle deforestation. The announcement was made at the Climate Action Summit in New York, where world leaders gathered to discuss how to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

 

 

CAFI is a collaborative partnership between the UN Development Program (UNDP), six Central African countries, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Bank and a coalition of donors including the United Kingdom, Norway and South Korea.

 

 

The partnership aims to support six Central African countries -- Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo -- to create investment frameworks to support conservation of their forest resources.

According to a statement from CAFI, the historic 10-year deal with Gabon will see that the country maintains up to 98% of its rainforests.

 

 

"The 150 million US dollars agreement announced today between Gabon and Norway via the Central African forest initiative (CAFI) is historic in many ways. For the first time, an African country will be rewarded in a 10-year deal for both reducing its greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and degradation, and absorptions of carbon dioxide by natural forests," according to the statement.

 

 

 

In 2014, Liberia and Norway entered into a similar partnership to improve forest governance and support efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The partnership involved the release of $150 million to Liberia over a six-year period to fight climate change.

 

 

But according to Arild Skedsmo, senior advisor, forest and climate for Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, the country's agreement with Liberia had some components that were based on seeing verified emission reductions, which are yet to be established.

Gabon's payment, however, was based on past emission reductions.

 

 

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