REDD deal with Norway: The MoU with Indonesia includes sweeping confidentiality clauses and excludes Indigenous Peoples, independent researchers, and civil society.
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By Chris Lang Indonesia has scrapped the US$1 billion REDD agreement with Norway. In a May 2010 Letter of Intent, Norway had agreed to pay Indonesia up to US$1 billion for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. Eleven years later, Norway has not transferred any “results-based” payments to Indonesia.