Gabon receives $17 million in forest payments

Gabon has received the first $17 million payment of a $150 million commitment from Norway for protecting its forests - the first such payment to an African nation! Gabon's Minister of the Environment, Prof. Lee White, discusses the country's successes and challenges in this CNN video. It is humbling that our lab has been able to contribute to this achievement through scientific contributions to Gabon's national resource inventory.