World leaders pledged again to end deforestation

 
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The recognition of indigenous peoples territorial rights

 

Multiple meetings are taking place alongside the historic Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forest and Land Use at #COP26 launched on Tuesday. So far 128 countries pledged to strengthen efforts to: 

  1. Conserve forests and other terrestrial ecosystems and accelerate their restoration;

  2. Facilitate trade and development policies, internationally and domestically, that promote sustainable development, and sustainable commodity production and consumption, that work to countries’ mutual benefit, and that do not drive deforestation and land degradation;

  3. Reduce vulnerability, build resilience and enhance rural livelihoods, including through empowering communities, the development of profitable, sustainable agriculture, and recognition of the multiple values of forests, while recognising the rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as local communities, in accordance with relevant national legislation and international instruments, as appropriate;

  4. Implement and, if necessary, redesign agricultural policies and programmes to incentivise sustainable agriculture, promote food security, and benefit the environment;

  5. Reaffirm international financial commitments and significantly increase finance and investment from a wide variety of public and private sources, while also improving its effectiveness and accessibility, to enable sustainable agriculture, sustainable forest management, forest conservation and restoration, and support for Indigenous Peoples and local communities;

  6. Facilitate the alignment of financial flows with international goals to reverse forest loss and degradation, while ensuring robust policies and systems are in place to accelerate the transition to an economy that is resilient and advances forest, sustainable land use, biodiversity and climate goals.

 

Responsible Leaders from Global South & North strengthening cooperation for forests and people

 

Members of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders from both Global South and North are advocating for some key actions that the world can take to stop deforestation for once:

  • Recognition of inalienable territorial rights of indigenous peoples original lands, water and biodiversity

  • Regeneration end expansion of forest areas everywhere

  • Halting and reversing forest loss and land degradation

% of forest covered by endorsers: 90.06%
Hectares of forest covered by endorsers: 3,655,690,910
Square miles of forest covered by endorsers: 14,114,695

 
 
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