More than 100 world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping, have committed to end deforestation by 2030.
A deforested area in the Amazon rainforest in the state of Para, Brazil, on October 14, 2014.More than 100 world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, China's Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, have committed to end deforestation by 2030.Countries participating in the scheme made a number of promises as they pledged to work collectively "to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030.
Financial commitments would also be made to significantly increase investment from both the public and private sectors into areas like sustainable agriculture, forest conservation and restoration, and support for indigenous communities often directly affected by deforestation in parts of the world. They added: "Together we can succeed in fighting climate change, delivering resilient and inclusive growth, and halting and reversing forest loss and land degradation."
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