Five countries to get UN funds for cutting emission

Times of India , Thursday, March 19, 2009
Correspondent : PTI
NEW YORK: Five countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America will receive a fund of USD 18 million from a United Nations' programme aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from forests while boosting local livelihoods.

The Policy Board of the UN Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) programme, at its inaugural meeting in Panama, approved USD 18 million in funding for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania and Vietnam.

"This is a very significant first step for the UN-REDD Programme," said Angela Cropper, Deputy Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, who chaired the meeting.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that the cutting down of forests is now contributing close to 20 per cent of the overall greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere.

The programme, launched by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in September las year, also includes indigenous peoples groups and civil society, as well as donors and other groups such as the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility secretariat as members of its Policy Board.

Bolivia, Panama, Paraguay and Zambia have also expressed interest in receiving assistance through a collaboration between UNEP, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization and the UN Development Programme.

 
SOURCE : Thursday, March 19, 2009
 


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