YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — The central African nation of Gabon is the first country in Africa to receive a $17 million financial reward for successfully cutting carbon emissions. The results-based payment is part of a $150 million, 10-year deal struck with the United Nations-backed Central African Forest Initiative in 2019 to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. The initiative provides financial incentives to Central African governments […]
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