You didn't read the article. The headline is sensationalist, what they are doing it paying for the government not to issue more logging licenses (easy to verif

You didn't read the article. The headline is sensationalist, what they are doing it paying for the government not to issue more logging licenses (easy to verify) and putting forests on "protected" status (as well as other concrete, targeted projects). It's not like they are handing out cash to the government against a promise.