Developing Nations Join West in Deforestation Fight
WASHINGTON, October 20, 2009 (AFP) - Six developing countries will join five western nations, including the United States and Britain, to combat climate change by better managing forestry resources, the World Bank said Tuesday.The Forest Investment Program (FIP) will meet for the first time on October 29 in Washington to kickstart the program and discuss the criteria for selecting countries or regions of the world that could benefit most from the effort.Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Morocco, Nepal, and Romania will join donor nations Australia, Denmark, Norway, Britain and the United States, who have jointly pledged some $350 million to fund the project.The FIP is …
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Article title: Developing Nations Join West in Deforestation Fight.
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Newspaper title: Manila Bulletin.
Publication date: October 21, 2009.
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