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Gabon has become the first African country to receive payment for reducing carbon emissions by protecting its rainforest.
The UN-backed Central African Forest Initiative (Cafi) has handed over $17m (£12m) – the first tranche of a $150m deal struck in 2019.
Nearly 90% of Gabon is covered by forest, which captures more carbon than the country emits.
Rainforests are vital for absorbing the globe’s climate-heating emissions.
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