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Funding for the protection of Tropical rainforests under threat
Noel Casserly - July 2026
Despite pledges and commitments made at recent Climate Conferences of the Parties (COPs), funding for the conservation of tropical rainforests is coming under threat. Major international donors are tightening their belts. The US has abandoned all commitments, and the UK has scaled back or redirected various rainforest aid pledges, raising major concerns among environmentalists regarding the future of the Amazon, Indonesia, and the Congo Basin.
The DRC must put in place a regulatory framework for carbon markets to secure funding for the implementation of climate action and sustainability projects
Noel Casserly & Phil Malula - July 2025
Many African countries now recognise that carbon credits offer a significant opportunity to boost climate finance and build resilience. African countries such as South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Ghana are leading the way in aligning their policies with global carbon pricing mechanisms.
Finalization of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in Baku sets out the new framework for the operation of Carbon Markets
Noel Casserly & Eugene Hendrick - December 2024
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) which took place in Baku between 11th and 22nd November 2024 produced an historic agreement on Article 6 on carbon markets. This means that all elements of the Paris Agreement relating to the mechanisms for carbon trading have now been finalised nine years after that agreement was signed.
