A forest protection fund launched at a climate summit in Brazil receives a shot in the arm from Norway with a promised contribution of up to 30 billion kroner ($2.9 billion) in loans. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announces the „conditional investment to the TFFF of up to 3 billion US dollars over the next 10 years“ during his speech at the COP30 leaders summit in Belem. SOUNDBITE
