Yeah, I think the problem is that we could pay for them to not cut trees but given the governance capacity, there is 0 question in my mind that logging would st

Yeah, I think the problem is that we could pay for them to not cut trees but given the governance capacity, there is 0 question in my mind that logging would still happen, just totally illegally. I'm not 100% sold that governance = everything, but I think it does count for a lot. Plus, if not done well it'll just end up enriching the local elites like most aid does anyways (if you want a perfect example, look at Equatorial Guinea which lambasted wealthy countries at COP26 but whose former minister of forestry, and who I believe is related to the President, has a literal fleet of personal luxury cars... wonder how he got those?).