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World Bank helps Madagascar to combat CO₂ emissions

World Bank helps Madagascar to combat CO₂ emissions

Author Jean Marie Takouleu Through its Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), the World Bank is providing USD50-million to Madagascar to combat CO₂ emissions induced by deforestation. This funding supports a sustainable development programme that will [...]

By Mari Macnamara|2021-02-15T12:48:13+00:00February 16th, 2021|

Trees can alleviate poverty

Trees can alleviate poverty

With the World Bank estimating that the spread of Covid-19 will push more than 100 million people into poverty and multiple reports pointing to rising forest loss and degradation globally, a new study by the [...]

By Mari Macnamara|2020-10-15T11:32:44+00:00October 20th, 2020|