The first major deal of COP26 is due to be signed later today (2 November), as more than 100 world leaders commit to ending deforestation by 2030.
In an unprecedented move, leaders representing over 85 per cent of the planet’s forests will promise to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation.
The majority of countries home to the Amazon Rainforest - the world’s biggest forest - have signed the agreement. Only Bolivia and Venezuela have not joined the pledge, but Brazil (where the majority of the Amazon is found) has joined the commitment.
This is set to be the biggest measure ever taken to preserve the world’s forests. The countries committing to the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forest and Land Use represent over 33.7 million
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