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Global leaders who have pledged to halt deforestation by 2030 must move quickly to strengthen forest protection laws, line up funding and include indigenous people in conservation efforts to have the best chance of success, environmentalists have said. More than 100 leaders last month agreed to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by US$19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests. The commitment — made at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, and backed by forest-rich countries such as Brazi...

Global leaders who have pledged to halt deforestation by 2030 must move quickly to strengthen forest protection laws, line up funding and include indigenous people in conservation efforts to have the best chance of success, environmentalists have said. More than 100 leaders last month agreed to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by US$19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests. The commitment — made at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, and backed by forest-rich countries such as Brazi...

This year will be remembered as a watershed moment for global collaborative efforts to combat climate change. In November, leaders of more than 190 countries met at the Glasgow climate conference -- COP26 -- to try to avert the worst effects of global heating.

2021 was a year where tropical forests featured more prominently in global headlines than normal thanks to rising recognition of the role they play in addressing climate change and biodiversity loss. The following is a brief look at some of the major rainforest storylines from 2021. Previous year-in-reviews: 2020 | The 2010s | 2019 | […]

Cutting down forests has major implications for global goals to curb warming, as trees absorb about a third of the planet-heating carbon emissions produced worldwide