{"id":27627,"date":"2008-12-12T11:14:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-12T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:38:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:38:06","slug":"2627-uk-fund-to-fight-deforestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/2627-uk-fund-to-fight-deforestation\/","title":{"rendered":"UK fund to fight deforestation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The funds will be administered under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD), a UN initiative that will offer carbon credits to tropical developing countries that slow deforestation, helping to develop infrastructure with minimal environmental damage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rain forest countries, such as Brazil and Papua New Guinea, are seeking funding for forest protection under a new, post-Kyoto climate treaty. European Union member states have recently debated &quot;forest offsetting&quot;, which would allow countries and companies to fund forest conservation to compensate for excess emissions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Land use change and deforestation produce 17% of all greenhouse-gas emissions. Preventing deforestation is one of the cheapest ways to cut carbon emissions and restore atmospheric balance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2008\/dec\/12\/deforestation-britain-aid-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British government has pledged &pound;100 million (US$149 million) in funding to reduce deforestation in tropical countries, the <em>Guardian<\/em> reported. 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