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Mexico Gets $15M From Norway to Fight Deforestation
EFE go to original December 31, 2010
![](../images/spacer.gif) Mexico City – Norway is providing Mexico with $15.3 million to fund environmental monitoring efforts aimed at reducing emissions of pollutants and slowing deforestation, the Environment and Natural Resources Secretariat said.
![](../images/spacer.gif) The project was approved at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which was held in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun from Nov. 28 to Dec. 10.
![](../images/spacer.gif) The funds will be used by the National Forestry Commission, or Conafor, to carry programs and projects that could include other countries.
![](../images/spacer.gif) "The methodologies and knowledge gained from this project could be shared with other countries to promote regional cooperation via the successful experiences in Mexico," the secretariat said.
![](../images/spacer.gif) Mexico is committed to implementing policies to reduce the effects of climate change by totally ending deforestation by 2020. |
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