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But exceptions have been made for REDD+ projects from Papua New Guinea that adopt a jurisdictional approach to measure deforestation rates. The eligibility list will be reviewed annually.

Rainforest countries from across three continents agreed at the Three Basins Summit in Brazzaville to work together to finance and protect their ecosystems – but failed to firm up a unified alliance.

Asia Carbon Institute, a carbon credit certifier launching in both Singapore and Hong Kong this week, aims to have up to 100 projects in its registry in a year's time. The focus is on urban and tech-based solutions.

Ranger in Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project in Cambodia

Cambodia's leaders are anxious to prove to the world that the forest conservation mechanism can address climate change while providing opportunities for people to thrive in a “new Cambodia”. But there are concerns about greenwash, and observers point to how such projects can end up being a guise for illicit land grabbing by ruling elites.

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Western governments want to advance the clean energy transition without being overly dependent on China for critical minerals. But their plans fail to acknowledge a potential obstacle: the fraught local politics of opening up new mines. By Daniel Litvin

To turn around deforestation, patient indigenous-led conservation is key. By Matthew Clark

A walk through primary rainforest in Costa Rica

Protecting the world's forests would contribute significantly to the fight against climate change. But to do that, we must find the right balance between food production and reforestation, says WRI experts. By Susan Minnemeyer and Nancy Harris, Octavia Payne

Renewable energy is one promising solution to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate against climate change; but no technology is as effective at storing carbon as tropical forests, says Rockefeller Foundation's Lorenzo Bernasconi. By Lorenzo Bernasconi