3rd August | HANOI, VIETNAM The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) of Vietnam, and Emergent, Coordinator of the LEAF Coalition, have formally launched bilateral negotiations in Hanoi for a historic Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA). Running from August 3 to August 7, 2026, the week-long series of bilateral negotiations marks a pivotal step toward finalizing a five-year forward contract for the purchase an estimated 5.15M tons high-integrity jurisdictiona

26 June 2026 | London: The Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia and Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator, Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential cooperation in support of Indonesia's forest emission reduction efforts, particularly through jurisdictional REDD+ programs. The MoU was signed at a special event at the Indonesian Embassy to the United Kingdom during London Climate Action Week by Eron Bloomgarden, CEO of Emergent, and R

19 June: Costa Rica is set to become the first country in the world to access climate finance through the LEAF Coalition, recognising it’s achievements in forest conservation and restoration. This follows the announcement by the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) that it has issued high-integrity jurisdictional TREES credits for Costa Rica, enabling transactions to proceed with LEAF Coalition public and private sector participants, including the government of Norway a

23 January 2026 | Kathmandu: Nepal’s government today signed a landmark deal to receive up to $55 million in climate finance from the LEAF Coalition, rewarding its efforts to tackle deforestation. Nepal becomes the first Asian country to sign an agreement to receive finance from LEAF, an innovative global public-private initiative comprising over 30 major companies and the governments of Norway, United Kingdom, United States and Republic of Korea. By signing the agreement, th