100-Nation Pledge to End Deforestation Backed by $19 Billion
- Brazil, Russia, Canada and Indonesia among committed nations
- About 38% of pledged funding will come from companies, charity
A cattle farm scorched by wildfires beside forest in Brazil in 2019.
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One hundred countries, representing 85% of the world’s forests, have given themselves nine years to halt and reverse deforestation, in a major new commitment at global climate change talks on Tuesday.
Brazil, Russia, Canada, Colombia and Indonesia will be among the nations committing to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 at the third day of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, in an initiative spearheaded by the conference host, the U.K.