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Forests

We support the protection of forests for social, economic and environmental benefits.

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Highlights
Linking REDD+, the Paris Agreement, Nationally Determined Contributions and the sustainable development goals
Forest Tenure and REDD+: Good Practice, Lessons Learned and Recommendations
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The Challenge

Global deforestation continues at an alarming rate: in 2015-2020, 10 million hectares of forest were converted to other land uses every year, an area roughly the size of Iceland.

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Managing wildfires
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Accelerating Sustainable Land-Use Investments for People and Planet
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Building back resilient societies by investing in forests 
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Making good on the Glasgow Climate Pact: a call to action to achieve one gigaton of emissions reductions from forests by 2025

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Faith groups help to save disappearing forests

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Inside the rebirth of South America’s Atlantic Forest

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Laureate pushes for women’s rights and a greener future

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Inger Andersen presents 2022 Champions of the Earth

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