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An assessment of 150 financial institutions showed that only 20% on average have policies to protect priority forest areas across commodities, and mandatory traceability requirements are even rarer, such as only 0.6% for cattle and 3% for soy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fordecl-000177#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved several specific projects to reduce deforestation, including a USD 84 million co-financed grant for Ecuador's REDD+ Action Plan, a USD 69.8 million project in Madagascar, and a USD 158 million project for climate-smart agriculture and forestry in Mexico and Guatemala.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fordecl-000177#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Domestic finance varies widely across countries implementing REDD+ strategies. 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Key activities include drafting Rules of Procedure for the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), establishing cooperation with multilateral environmental agreements, and developing a project for decarbonization and climate resilient governance in South American megacities. The report highlights the impacts of the third Collaborative Research Network (CRN3), where projects have influenced national inventories for GHG emissions in Brazil, changed mining policies in Ecuador, and informed water management reforms in Mexico. The Directorate is seeking to formalize mechanisms for Parties to present scientific results to decision-makers and identify priority research needs for global change policy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000927#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The IAI Directorate has established cooperation with global multilateral framework agreements to ensure regional and national priorities are reflected in global change decisions. 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