Germany Pledges โฌ60 Million โto โBrazil‘s Rainforest Fund at COP30
Belรฉm, Brazil – November 18, โฃ2025 – Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a important financial โcommitment to rainforest preservation during a visit to belรฉm, Brazil, as the COP30 climate conference enters its critical secondโฃ week of negotiations. Germany has pledged a substantial sum toโ the newly launched Rainforest Fund spearheaded by Brazil,โฃ intended to financially reward nations for forest conservation and penalizeโ deforestation.
The contribution,โ reportedly a “significant sum” equivalent to approximately โฌ60 million, underscores Germany’s โcommitment to global climate action and recognizes the vital role rainforests play in mitigatingโ climate change. the fund operates on a novel principle: countries actively protecting theirโฃ forests will receive financial incentives, while those experiencing forest loss will face corresponding financial penalties perโ hectare destroyed. Rainforests areโ crucial carbon sinks, absorbing substantial amounts of greenhouse gases and contributingโฃ to climate stabilization.
COP30 commenced this Monday, November 11, 2025, with ministers outliningโ their positions onโฃ key issues.โฃ Central to the โฃongoing discussions are more aggressive strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and securing adequate financialโค support for developing nationsโข vulnerable to climate change impacts. The Rainforest Fundโค represents a concrete step toward aligning financial flows with environmental outcomes, a key demand โคof nations most impacted by deforestation โand climate change.
Brazil unveiled plans for the fund, known as theโข Tropicalโค Forest fund (TFFF), earlier this year, seekingโฃ to mobilize billions in funding forโฃ rainforest protection. The German contribution is expected to catalyze further investment and demonstrate theโค viability of this innovative financing mechanism.