The Government of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative

The initiative was launched by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg during the climate change negotiations at Bali in December 2007.

Booklet about the Climate and Forest Initiative, please click here

Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI):

Download reports:
Contributions to a Global REDD+ Regime
Executive summaries of the country reports
Country report: Brazil
Country report: Indonesia
Country report: Guyana
Country report: DRC
Country report: Tanzania

Information folder on the Government of Norway´s International Climate and Forest Initiative (PDF)

Speeches on climate and forest

Here you will find speeches delivered by the staff of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative

What does the Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative finance?

How the Climate and Forest Initiative allocates the means that the Norwegian government has budgeted for international REDD efforts.

Looking for more information?

On this page you will find reports, information material and links to other web pages on REDD+

News from the government about the climate and forest initiative

Norway commits USD 50 million to forest carbon fund

[Ministry of the Environment, 21.06.2011]

Today, Norwegian Minister of the Environment and Development Cooperation, Mr. Erik Solheim and the World Bank’s Special Envoy for Climate Change Mr. Andrew Steer signed an agreement worth USD 50 million with the newly launched Carbon Fund of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF).

The launch of the moratorium is one important step forward

[Ministry of the Environment, 20.05.2011]

Norway congratulates Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on signing the two-year suspension for issuance of new licenses for use of primary forest and peat land.

Tentatively favourable review of Indonesian delivery on forest emission-partnership with Norway

[Ministry of the Environment, 13.05.2011]

An independent review shows that the Letter of Intent between Indonesia and Norway on climate and forest issues has had a very beneficial impact on REDD+ developments in Indonesia. Three of Indonesia’s six agreed deliverables under the forest partnership with Norway have been achieved or are close to completion. But a moratorium on new forest conversion concessions and key new institutions are delayed.

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