Yesterday,
Heads of Government from major forest countries and partner countries
joined together to endorse forests as a key climate solution. They
recommitted to providing strong, collective and urgent action to promote
equitable rural economic development while slowing, halting and
reversing deforestation and massively increasing forest restoration.
In a short session on the opening day of the Paris climate summit, several Heads of Government and leading ministers joined to put forward a vision for forests and climate change, which is the first of its kind to be released by Heads of Government from forest and partner countries. The vision was endorsed by Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Liberia, Norway, Peru, the United Kingdom and the United States. The session was hosted by the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Climate Change and former President of Ireland, Mrs. Mary Robinson.
In a joint statement, the leaders said:
“We, leaders, today in Paris on November 30th 2015, recognize the essential role forests play in the long-term health of our planet, in contributing to sustainable development, and in meeting our shared goal of avoiding dangerous climate change….
“We are committed to intensifying efforts to protect forests, to significantly restore degraded forest, peat and agricultural lands, and to promote low carbon rural development….
“We are committed to do our part as governments and invite others to join us in partnership to reverse deforestation in our lifetimes. Many announcements and partnerships on forests and climate change will be showcased as part of the Lima Paris Action Agenda. This momentum compels us to deliver a successful outcome in Paris for the good of the climate, humanity and the world’s forests.”
The full statement is available online at standwithforests.org.
Several leaders announced major new actions to protect and restore forests, including:
More than a billion people depend directly on forests for their livelihoods, and the remaining six billion of us depend on forests for a variety of economic, social, and environmental benefits such as the rainfall, biodiversity, pollinators, carbon storage, and clean water they provide. Forests also play a critical role for many countries in their ability to adapt to a changing climate.
However, each year approximately 12 million hectares of forest are destroyed. Forests could provide up to one third of the climate solution that we need over the next two decades.
In a short session on the opening day of the Paris climate summit, several Heads of Government and leading ministers joined to put forward a vision for forests and climate change, which is the first of its kind to be released by Heads of Government from forest and partner countries. The vision was endorsed by Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Liberia, Norway, Peru, the United Kingdom and the United States. The session was hosted by the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Climate Change and former President of Ireland, Mrs. Mary Robinson.
In a joint statement, the leaders said:
“We, leaders, today in Paris on November 30th 2015, recognize the essential role forests play in the long-term health of our planet, in contributing to sustainable development, and in meeting our shared goal of avoiding dangerous climate change….
“We are committed to intensifying efforts to protect forests, to significantly restore degraded forest, peat and agricultural lands, and to promote low carbon rural development….
“We are committed to do our part as governments and invite others to join us in partnership to reverse deforestation in our lifetimes. Many announcements and partnerships on forests and climate change will be showcased as part of the Lima Paris Action Agenda. This momentum compels us to deliver a successful outcome in Paris for the good of the climate, humanity and the world’s forests.”
The full statement is available online at standwithforests.org.
Several leaders announced major new actions to protect and restore forests, including:
- Brazil and Norway made a joint announcement to extend their climate and forest partnership until 2020. Brazil has delivered impressive results in reducing Amazon deforestation over 70 percent in the last decade. Both Germany and Norway will continue to support Brazil at scale to further increase ambition on reducing deforestation and forest degradation.
- Colombia announced an ambitious partnership , together with Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom, to implement its vision for green growth, with a particular focus on reducing deforestation in the Amazon region.
- Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom announced a collective aim to provide $5 billion from 2015 to 2020, or $1 billion per year by 2020, if countries pursue ambitious REDD+ programs, and an intent to significantly increase pay-for-performance finance if countries demonstrate measured, reported and verified emission reductions.
More than a billion people depend directly on forests for their livelihoods, and the remaining six billion of us depend on forests for a variety of economic, social, and environmental benefits such as the rainfall, biodiversity, pollinators, carbon storage, and clean water they provide. Forests also play a critical role for many countries in their ability to adapt to a changing climate.
However, each year approximately 12 million hectares of forest are destroyed. Forests could provide up to one third of the climate solution that we need over the next two decades.
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