Relationship dossier
Gabon
Norway
Relationship assessment
Forest and climate partnership anchors Gabon–Norway cooperation
Gabon toward Norway
+35Gabon joined a forest and climate partnership with Norway, undertaking commitments related to forest protection and reductions in forest-related emissions in connection with results-based support.
Norway toward Gabon
+35Norway offered results-based financial support to Gabon for verified reductions in forest-related emissions through a partnership linked to the Central African Forest Initiative.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in forest protection and climate policy, including Gabon's commitments and Norway's offer of results-based support. The partnership indicates meaningful cooperation, but its known scope is concentrated in this policy area.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Gabon and Norway have cooperated on forest protection and climate policy through a bilateral partnership linked to the Central African Forest Initiative. Norway offered results-based financial support for Gabon's verified reductions in forest-related emissions, while Gabon undertook forest and emissions-reduction commitments. This is a substantive area of cooperation, though the scope and implementation of the partnership are not fully clear.
Key developments
Gabon and Norway established a forest and climate partnership linked to the Central African Forest Initiative, with Norway offering results-based support tied to emissions reductions.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of implementation and payments under the forest partnership is unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond forests and climate policy are limited.