AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoClimate Finance: The Gambia joined a West African workshop in Ghana on preparing for REDD+ funding to protect forests. Ghana’s $21.8 million payment for verified emissions cuts was presented as a regional example of the systems and long-term coordination needed to access climate finance. Coastal Pollution: A new investigation into fishmeal production highlights risks already seen in The Gambia: pollution complaints helped fuel the 2021 unrest around the Nessim plant in Sanyang. The reporting links the industry to environmental damage and pressure on fish supplies and fishing communities. Forest Restoration: The UN has announced a $78 million programme for Africa’s Great Green Wall, a major regional effort to restore degraded land.
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