Norway steps up the fight against illegal deforestation with UN and INTERPOL

Norway steps up the fight against illegal deforestation with UN and INTERPOL

Today, the Norwegian Government announced a pledge of up to EUR 15 million (145 million NOK) to a partnership between INTERPOL, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the RHIPTO-Norwegian Center for Global Analyses to combat illegal deforestation. Halting and reversing land degradation and tropical deforestation could provide up to 30 per cent of the climate change solution.

Published June 27, 2018 at 10:24PM
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