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A group of businesses including Amazon, Unilever, and Nestlé has joined the UK, US and Norwegian governments in setting up a new public-private initiative committing $1bn to combat the climate crisis through the conservation and preserv...

Nestlé supports the LEAF Coalition to protect tropical forests and enhance global climate action Share this page Nestlé supports the LEAF Coalition to protect tropical forests and enhance global climate action Nestlé has today joined the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition to mobilize at least USD 1 billion in financing efforts to help protect tropical forests, to the benefit of billions of people depending on them, and to support sustainable development. Endi...

USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The United States is joining the United Kingdom, Norway and a group of companies including Amazon to launch a $1 billion initiative to protect tropical forests as part of a wider effort to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The three governments unveiled the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance coalition on Thursday to focus on reducing emissions from tropical and subtropical forest countries  as well as ending deforestation. The announcement comes ...