HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam is set to receive tens of millions of dollars to help it keep a promise not to cut down trees, part of a controversial World Bank program that critics say does not produce its intended effect -- carbon emission reductions.
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Vietnam agrees to World Bank deal to stop forest loss
Carbon Fund to pay out $52m if Southeast Asian nation can keep trees in ground
A worker scrapes rubber latex in Huong Tra village, south of Hanoi. By keeping its forests intact, Vietnam might be able to sell emission offsets to other countries. © Reuters
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