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Bhaskar Singh Karky

The author is a Resource Economist at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.
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Forest Finance from COP26: The Devil is in the Detail

Published On: January 28, 2022 06:30 AM NPT By: Bhaskar Singh Karky

A large percentage of the poorest of the poor in the developing world are dependent on forest resources and the bulk of forest finance needs to reach them. The pledge to end deforestation must cater to their needs and aspirations; only then will a standing tree be viewed as more valuable than a felled one.