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COP26: World-leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030

Over 100 world leaders vowed to stop and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of 2030, which is supported by $19 billion public and private capital to finance forest protection and restoration.

The leaders of nations like Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which account for 85% of the world’s forests, supported the joint statement at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow.

As per the statement issued on behalf of the leaders by the UK prime minister’s office, the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forest and Land Use will include forests covering over 13 million square miles.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated that they would have the chance to stop humankind’s long history as nature’s conqueror and rather become its custodian.

A range of other government and private initiatives were begun to assist in

the deforestation plan, including help for indigenous guardians of the forest and sustainable agriculture.

As per the non-profit WRI, forests absorb around 30% of CO2 emissions. The forests take the emissions from the environment, preventing the environment from warming.

However, this natural climate buffer is rapidly dwindling. According to the WRI’s deforestation monitoring initiative Global Forest Watch, the globe lost 258,000 square kilometers of forest in the last year – an area larger than the size of the UK.

The agreement as part of the 2014 New York Declaration of Forests greatly expands on a similar commitment made by 40 nations, and it goes considerably than ever before in setting out the resources needed to achieve that aim.

Under the deal, 12 nations, including the UK, have vowed to give 8.75 billion pounds ($12 billion) of public funds to developing nations between 2021-2025, including efforts to recover degraded land and deal with wildfires.

Over 30 private sector investors like AXA, Aviva, and Schroders would contribute at least another 5.3 billion pounds.

The investors, who collectively manage $8.7 trillion in assets, also agreed to stop investing in deforestation-related projects by 2025.

5 countries, including the UK and the US, and a set of global charities guaranteed $1.7 billion in funding to back indigenous peoples’ forest conservation and strengthen their land rights.

According to environmentalists, indigenous communities are the best defenders of the forest, usually against the destructive invasion of loggers and land grabbers.

Over 30 financial organizations with over $8.7 trillion in assets under management also pledged to make “best endeavors” by 2025 to eradicate deforestation associated with cattle, palm oil, soy, and pulp production.

The objective of COP26 is to maintain the objective of curbing global warming to 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. Experts commented that forests and nature-based solutions would be significant in achieving the objective.

As per the Biomass Carbon Monitor project, which is supported by data analytics company Kayrros and French research institutions, woodlands have eliminated nearly 760 million tonnes of carbon per year from 2011, equaling about 8% of CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and cement.

Ecologist Oliver Phillips, University of Leeds, stated that for the time being, the biosphere is actually helping bail us out; however, there is no assurance that those processes will last.

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