ICAI scored the UK aid’s approach to halting deforestation and preventing irreversible biodiversity loss as green-amber, meaning there is satisfactory achievement in most areas, but partial achievement in others. It makes five recommendations for the government.
The report finds the UK has a range of relevant and credible programmes tackling drivers of deforestation and biodiversity loss but lacks evidence of a combined impact at scale that might result from a clearer strategic focus.
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