OECD considers ODA-eligibility of giant Norwegian pledge to Brazil forest fund

News November 13, 2025 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

Norway has made the largest pledge so far – up to USD 3 billion - for the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, launched by Brazil at the COP30 in Belém last week. Half of these funds are to be taken from the Norwegian rainforest programme, potentially reducing its resources by more than one-third. The OECD must decide how much of this can be counted as aid.

Belem COP30 - Min Eriksen w Marina Silva TFFF.jpeg — At the official launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility in Belém on November 6, 2025, Norway’s Climate Minister Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (left) joined Brazilian ministers Marina Silva (Environment), Fernando Hadda (Finance), and Sônia Guajajara (Indigenous Affairs), and Mauricio Lyrio, Secretary for Climate at the Brazilian Foreign Ministry. (Photo by Rafa Neddermeyer / COP30)

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OECD considers ODA-eligibility of giant Norwegian pledge to Brazil forest fund

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