Norway, Indonesia, Brazil and others pledge billions to bold new plan to protect tropical forests

Nov 10, 2025 - 05:00
Norway, Indonesia, Brazil and others pledge billions to bold new plan to protect tropical forests
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on as delegates attending the Belem Climate Summit ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) gather for a family photo, in Belem, Brazil, November 7, 2025.

A bold new plan to protect tropical forests, which aims to raise $125 billion US and directly pay developing countries to halt deforestation, is taking shape at the COP30 UN climate conference in Brazil this week.