Glasgow Forest News Today

For the first time ever at a climate summit, the final text of this month’s COP27 included a “forests” section and a reference to “nature-based solutions.” But its premature to declare a victory for forests.

Many words and billions in funding were pledged at last year’s ‘Nature COP’ in Glasgow, resulting in a global commitment to stop deforestation by 2030. However, the challenge of how to achieve this explicit and ambitious goal was less clear at the event and in subsequent reporting. The emerging main approaches are direct funding of […]

The UK Embassy in Beirut issued the following statement on Thursday:The UK's COP26 Regional Ambassador for the Middle East and Africa, Janet Rogan, ended a two day visit to Lebanon this week. This is her first official visit to the MENA ...

Australia is committed to halting and reversing the net loss of forests globally by 2030, according to an address by the Prime Minister to the Glasgow

Fittingly, the COP26 plenary Tuesday was lit up in green, and the room was filled with the sounds of chirping birds and rustling leaves coming from the giant video screens and speakers. There even seemed to be general calm among the delegates, almost as if they were already breathing cleaner air.