(EnergyAsia, October 8, Monday) — The World Bank is planning to raise $250 million to launch a fund to encourage developing countries to stop deforestation in exchange for access to carbon credits has attracted strong international support.Officials are calling on investment from public and private sector bodies to start the proposed Forest Carbon Partnership Facility…

(EnergyAsia, September 5, Wednesday) — The World Bank said its planned US$250 million fund to encourage developing countries to stop deforestation in return for access to carbon credits has attracted strong international support.Forests are not included under the existing emissions reduction framework, the Kyoto Protocol, even though deforestation, especially in the tropics, contributes about 20%…