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Smallholder farmers from the Global South benefit from a disproportionate 0.3% of climate finance despite producing a third of the world's food

Progress worldwide on restoring and protecting forests worsened in some cases last year and moved too slowly overall.

A recent study conducted by a coalition comprising civil society and research organizations has indicated a 4% increase in global deforestation in 2022 when compared to 2021.

A recent study conducted by a coalition comprising civil society and research organizations has indicated a 4% increase in global deforestation in 2022 when compared to 2021.

"The world is moving too slowly to meet pledges to end deforestation by 2030, with the destruction worsening in 2022, according to a report by a coalition of environmental organizations released on Monday."

New analysis suggests a major setback in global efforts to halt deforestation.

Despite attempts to bring an end to deforestation by 2030, bigger swathes of essential forests are being cut down every year. A new report has said the "world's forests are in crisis."

The global effort to halt deforestation by 2030 is faltering, with a 4% increase in forest loss recorded in 2022 compared to 2021

The world is moving too slowly to meet pledges to end deforestation by 2030, with the destruction worsening in 2022, according to a report by a coalition of environmental organizations released on Monday. More than 140 countries - representing the vast majority of the world's woodlands - pledged at the 2021 United Nations climate summit in Glasgow to halt and reverse forest loss and degradation by the end of the decade. Yet deforestation increased by 4% worldwide in 2022 compared with 202...

The world is going “in the wrong direction” on forests, say campaigners. But some countries have reduced deforestation rates, and actions such as trade reform could yet turn the tide