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Did you read the article? It's not just a lump sum cash payment for a promise. A couple of relevant quotes from the article:

> Under the terms of the agreement, Norway will help Liberia to initially build up the capacity to monitor and police the forests.

> Liberia will refrain from issuing any new logging concessions until all existing ones have been reviewed by an independent body.

> Ultimately the Norwegians will pay for results, with independent verification that trees remain standing.