UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit.Keir Starmer flew...
<p>Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William </p><p>The UK will not contribute to a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/14/dismal-health-of-worlds-forests-is-threat-to-humanity-report-warns">flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests</a>, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit.</p><p>Keir Starmer flew to Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon, on Wednesday to join the summit of world leaders hosted by Brazil’s president, Lula da Silva.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/05/uk-opts-out-of-flagship-fund-to-protect-amazon-and-other-threatened-tropical-forests">Continue reading...</a>
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