Forests Standing News Today

Since the turn of the century there has been a consistent average annual loss of 3 to 4 million hectares or 74 to 99 million acres of tropical forest globally

Despite corporate commitments, deforestation rates remain high, and community land conflicts continue.

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A nationally protected wildlife reserve in Indonesia is under attack by popular, big-name brands.

A vast sub-boreal forest deep in the heart of British Columbia is a key test case for a global shift in how consumer product companies are trying to achieve deforestation-free supply chains and climate change goals.

And we have discovered through decades and decades of evidence that the best way that we can keep forests standing, and therefore have a really significant impact on solving climate change is to protect the rights of the communities, the people that are living in the forests. so we have been here this week, joining efforts, saying that its critical that part of the climate agreement contains a strong commitment to human rights and a strong commitment to indigenous rights. equally, we think its i...