04/27/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/28/2021 15:12 Speakers Discuss Ways States Can Confront Large-Scale Land Clearing, Boost Cooperation among Stakeholders, as Forum on Forests Continues Session The Forum on Forests focused on ways to better implement the United Nations strategic plan for forests and its six global forest goals, particularly in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and the upcoming fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the second day of its sixteenth session today. During two panel discussions, conducted via video-teleconference, participants from around the world spelled out the ways in which their respective countries are confronting large-scale deforestation. They also proposed ways to boost cooperation with the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, regional and subregional groups, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders. Several speakers appealed for more funding to support sustainable forest management and technical assistance, particularly in developing countries.