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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/24/brazil-pledges-1bn-in-first-contribution-to-cop30-rainforest-fund/feed/ 0 Explainer: Can a new climate fund help save the world’s rainforests? https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/explainer-brazil-forest-finance-financial-markets-tfff-cop30-rainforest-fund/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/explainer-brazil-forest-finance-financial-markets-tfff-cop30-rainforest-fund/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:09:21 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=76122 Led by Brazil, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is set to be launched at COP30. Here we take a look at how the fund aims to harness investment to fight deforestation

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