Protected: Public access to high resolution satellite images protects the rainforest
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Call for Proposals
NICFI invites interested parties to submit proposals for setting up and administering capacity building efforts of local, national, and regional civil society in forest countries in the use and engagement with high resolution satellite imagery
New satellite images to allow anyone, anywhere, to monitor tropical deforestation
On Wednesday 23 September 2020, Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment entered into a contract worth up to NOK 400 million (approx. USD 43 million) with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and its partners Airbus and Planet, to provide universal access to high-resolution satellite monitoring of the tropics in order to support efforts to stop the destruction of the world’s rainforests.
Norway strengthens rainforest cooperation with Ethiopia
The renewed agreement marks a transition to a phase where Norway supports Ethiopia’s forest and land use policy through payment for reduced emissions of greenhouse gases from deforestation. Minister of Climate and Environment Andreas Bjelland Eriksen signed the renewed partnership agreement during a visit to Addis Abeba this week. Through the agreement, Norway will support…
Peru: Joint visit to renew commitment
From March 27 to March 28th five Peruvian Ministers and five Governors from the Amazon region, along with the Ambassadors of Norway, Germany, UK and the US visited Ucayali, Peru to see the implementation of projects aimed to reduce deforestation in the Amazon.
NICFI prolongs public access to high resolution rainforest satellite images
During his visit to Brazil, Minister of Climate and Environment, Mr. Espen Barth Eide announced that NICFI’s Satellite Data Program is extended until September 2024.
How carbon markets done right help stop deforestation
To stay within our climate targets we must halt tropical forest loss within this decade. A well-functioning, high-quality forest carbon market that pays for reduced forest emissions at the national or state level – as agreed by all countries under the Paris Agreement – is essential to achieve this goal.
Momentum for Rainforests – Reflections by Director of NICFI, Andreas Dahl-Jørgensen
At the start of the new year, I am excited to see groundbreaking political momentum to protect rainforests. Combined with increased backing by global businesses – both in commodity markets and carbon markets – this gives great hope for rainforest protection in 2023.
How the Global Biodiversity Framework helps our efforts to stop tropical deforestation
In December 2022, the world agreed to a new landmark global deal to protect nature. Its success depends on action to protect and restore the remaining rainforests.