World Bank forest-rescue program ‘kickstarted’ by Germany
09 November 2019 |
3:33 pm
A World Bank forest rescue program has been given a multi-million "kickstart" by Germany. Norway has done a deal with Gabon that it sustains its tropical forests to absorb carbon dioxide and help avert climate warming.
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