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Oslo conference this week will also discuss need to attract more private finance to back forest conservation. (Directs to http://news.trust.org/)

Of all the components of the recent Paris accord on climate change, the one that probably got the least attention but could have the most immediate potential. (Directs to washingtonpost.com)

On June 14th and 15th, 500 politicians, private sector companies, indigenous peoples representatives, researchers and civil society organizations from all over the world gather in Oslo to discuss how to stop the destruction of the world’s tropical forests.

The Norwegian parliament pledged today that the government’s public procurement policy will go deforestation-free. (Directs to mongabay.com)

- Potentially the deal of the century, contends zoologist Andrew Mitchell, founder and director of Global Canopy Programme. Not so fast, say some other environmentalists. (Directs to institutionalinvestor.com)

The top 4 are partners of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), and will be a vital part of Oslo REDD Exchange. Find the full list on Mongabay.

In Brazil this week it was announced that the moratorium on soy will be extended. This is good news for the Brazilian rainforest, says Vidar Helgesen, Norwegian minister of Climate and Environment)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with the Chairpersons of the regional groups of Member States, has informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Erik Solheim of Norway as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (Directs to unep.org)

... to save the Colombian Amazon and achieve sustainable development. (Directs to forestpeoples.org)

The Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) and the Minister of Finance of the DR Congo today signed a letter of intent (LOI) for 200 million US dollars to address deforestation and forest degradation, and to promote sustainable development. (Directs to undp.org)