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Supported by the Government of Germany, ForestFlow Mesoamérica will bring together financial instruments and digital tools to support forest conservation and sustainable production.
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Jurisdictional REDD+ has reached the point where results are being verified and credited.

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The launch of Viet Nam’s domestic carbon trading platform in June 2026 marks an important shift in the country’s climate transition: from establishing targets and regulatory frameworks to putting in place an economic mechanism that can influence investment and production decisions.
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The REDD+ RBP Project met expectations and demonstrated that ambitious goals are achievable when there is a strong institutional framework and the involvement of all national sectors.
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Private companies, investors, and philanthropies are invited to join the platform to scope and build financial partnerships with Indigenous organizations toward climate, biodiversity, and sustainable trade targets.
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Indigenous Peoples and local communities are strengthening their leadership, protecting forests and securing land rights through direct access to climate finance that supports locally driven solutions.
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Costa Rica has become the first country in the world to successfully verify national removals from REDD+ under ART-TREES - The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard from The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions.
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Protecting forests and the multitude of environmental services they provide requires a shift in how they are financed.
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The 1st International Dialogue on Payment for Environmental Services (PES)—led by the Government of Brazil—launches a structured, long-term exchange process focused, in this first edition, on PES financing mechanisms.
Participants of the first global Payments for Environmental Services Dialogue, Brasilia.
UNDP seeks to identify private sector partners ready to design and implement high-quality mitigation projects.
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