COP29: UK unveils £239m forest protection funding boost

James Murray
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Fresh funding awards to forest-rich nations form part of UK's £11.6bn funding package, as weary negotiators in Baku seek to break deadlock

The last scheduled day of negotiations kicked off at the COP29 Climate Summit in Baku with the UK announcing £239m of new funding to help forest-rich nations tackle climate change. The funding will...

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