Political backing more important than money for new forest fund at COP30, Brazil says

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility is seeking $25bn in startup capital from donors but doesn’t need to hit this goal before its launch in Belém, Brazil’s finance ministry tells Climate Home event
Indigenous Mura people pose for a picture in a deforested area of a non-demarcated indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 20, 2019. Brazil's new forest fund will protect their land - but it doesn't need to get all the money before COP30. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Indigenous Mura people pose for a picture in a deforested area of a non-demarcated indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil, August 20, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino)

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