Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what their priority countries are for the Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 programme.

Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) will operate in a range of countries that face critical vulnerabilities in the land sector arising from climate change, and which have an essential role to play in addressing the linked crises affecting climate and nature.

IFSLU2 will take a regional approach, covering Latin America; West, Central and East Africa; and Southeast Asia. Several countries are within scope, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Indonesia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The final geographical scope will be determined during 2025.