The protection of forests will be high on the agenda at this year’s UN climate summit in Glasgow, where world nations are expected to come forward with more ambitious climate goals. EURACTIV gives you a roundup of the issues at stake.
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Deforestation continues unabated ahead of COP26
An average of 2,400 trees is cut down every minute, leading to an area the size of Belgium being deforested each year, according to the Latin America regional director for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), who was speaking ahead of the COP26 climate summit.
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Rich nations urged to take ‘holistic’ approach to forestry in trade deals
As world leaders head to Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit, campaigners have urged rich nations to take a holistic approach to forestry that considers the environmental and economic interests of communities in the Global South.
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Climate scientist: On forestry, COP26 must avoid double counting of carbon removals
Global leaders must not allow the double counting of emissions removals from forestry during negotiations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, says Professor Jean-Pascal van Ypersele.
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Green campaigners condemn pushback against EU forest strategy
The pushback from EU countries against the European Commission's new forest strategy, which seeks to protect biodiversity and enhance the role of trees in capturing CO2, has been "hyperbolic", according to the forestry NGO Fern.
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Climate activist: Global North needs to step up at COP26 in order to stop deforestation
Deforestation in countries like Brazil is driven by demand for agricultural products in the Global North. That colonialist system has to change, argues Mitzi Jonelle Tan.