Nepal’s forest-protecting communities may miss out on World Bank carbon funds

Mongabay
Dec 23, 2024, 2:06 am146 pts
KATHMANDU — Nepal is set to receive $45 million under a World Bank program rewarding it for protecting its forests, but the communities on the frontlines of that effort could miss out, stakeholders say. That could potentially turn this inaugural payment from the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) into…

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