The proposal for the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) , which Brazil is set to launch at the COP30 climate meeting in Belém next month, will offer countries financial incentives to halt deforestation across more than one billion hectares of tropical forests. But the low payment rate of US$4 per hectare risks undervaluing such lands. The reliance on simplistic metrics for tree cover might enable bad actors to meet standards while harming forests. And the scheme could disempower local communities, for example if farmers are punished because well-managed agroforests are not classed as forest.
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Source: Ecology - nature.com
