Central America Starts REDD Plan with Donation from Germany

May 14, 2010 – Central America and the Dominican Republic launched a new plan backed by Germany to combat climate change in the region thanks to a €12 million (about $15 million) donation through Germany’s state aid agency GTZ.  The initiative will benefit Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic, all members of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development.  The plan runs through September 2015.

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