GLASGOW, UK - More than 100 heads of state have promised during the Cop26 summit in Glasgow to stop deforestation and begin restoring the world’s forests by 2030.
Leaders representing countries that are home to 85 per cent of the planet’s forests - including Brazil - committed to “halt and reverse” felling by the end of the decade, with the UK government saying that the pledged was backed by £8.75bn of public funding from governments aimed at restoring ripped-up land. A further £5.3bn would be coming from private investment, including £1.47bn from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for land restoration in Africa.
The commitment has been largely welcomed by climate campaigners - but they warned that change was needed immediately to stop new logging from taking place, as well as delivering on the restoration of forests. Can it really be achieved in less than nine years?
