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On the 16th of August, Ethiopia and Norway signed 80 million US dollars agreement for investment aiming to protect Ethiopia\u2019s remaining natural forests and for transforming the forest sector.<\/p>\n

The grant will be used for forest protection and restoration activities and for establishing innovative public-private partnerships in the forestry sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The support will contribute to Ethiopia\u2019s Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) Strategy which aims for middle-income country status by 2025 while maintaining greenhouse gas emissions at 2010-level.<\/p>\n

To achieve this, Ethiopia plans to avoid greenhouse gas emissions of 255 Mt CO2e by 2025, compared to a business as usual emissions scenario.\u00a0 Half of these emissions will be avoided by protecting and restoring forests.<\/p>\n

The agreement constitutes the main element of Phase II of the Ethiopian-Norwegian partnership agreement on forests and climate.<\/p>\n

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