More than $19 billion in public and private funds have been pledged toward the plan.īritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that “with today’s unprecedented pledges, we will have a chance to end humanity’s long history as nature’s conqueror, and instead become its custodian.”įorests are important ecosystems and provide a critical way of absorbing carbon dioxide - the main greenhouse gas - from the atmosphere. Among them are several countries with massive forests, including Brazil, China, Colombia, Congo, Indonesia, Russia and the United States. government said it has received commitments from leaders representing more than 85% of the world’s forests to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. But campaigners say they need to see the details to understand its full impact. climate conference known as COP26 taking place this month in the Scottish city of Glasgow. GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - More than 100 countries pledged Tuesday to end deforestation in the coming decade - a promise that experts say would be critical to limiting climate change but one that has been made and broken before.īritain hailed the commitment as the first big achievement of the U.N.
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