World Bank arm offers $200m in loans to reforest Indonesia

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Reforesting degraded land could cut 90 million tons of carbon emissions annually, says IFC

The International Finance Corp (IFC) is offering loans to Indonesian companies that are interested in reforesting degraded land, in an effort to reduce carbon emissions. The World Bank investment arm...

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