Norway will provide financial support to Guyana to protect its rainforests
Norway has agreed to pay Guyana up to $250 million (£150m) by 2015 to preserve rainforests as part of a scheme to slow climate change.
Norway, which has led donor nations in slowing tropical deforestation with a budget of 3 billion Norwegian crowns (£320m) a year, said on Monday it wanted to help Guyana maintain forests that cover 75 per cent of its land.
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Norway pays £150m to save rainforests
Norway will provide financial support to Guyana to protect its rainforests
Norway has agreed to pay Guyana up to $250 million (£150m) by 2015 to preserve rainforests as part of a scheme to slow climate change.
Norway, which has led donor nations in slowing tropical deforestation with a budget of 3 billion Norwegian crowns (£320m) a year, said on Monday it wanted to help Guyana maintain forests that cover 75 per cent of its land.
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Tags: Brazil, Eric Solheim, help to Guyana, Norway's donation, rainforests
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