REDD+ in Nigeria’s Last Rainforests -The Rise and Fall.

In 2011, Nigeria officially became a beneficiary of the environmental initiative, REDD+. Here’s how a 10-billion-dollar global initiative to save Nigeria’s rainforests failed. An ambitious climate change mitigation programme could have helped to conserve Nigeria’s last rainforest. The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation programme (REDD+) is a US$ 10 billion global initiative underway in more than 65 developing countries, including Nigeria. Since 2011, REDD+ has

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