Glasgow: India is among countries that have opted not to sign the leaders’ declaration to end deforestation by 2030 at the COP26 climate summit on Tuesday, at which more than 100 countries, including China and Brazil, agreed. have signed.
NS Glasgow The Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use commits signatories to preventing and reversing forest loss and land degradation, supported by nearly £14 billion in public and private funding.
According to official sources, India had some concerns about the ties made in the last lesson with trade.
British Prime Minister Boris johnson, which formally launched the announcement on Tuesday, called it a “historic” agreement to protect and restore Earth’s forests.
“These great ecosystems – these cathedrals of nature – are the lungs of our planet. Forests support communities, livelihoods and food supplies, and absorb the carbon we pump into the atmosphere. They are essential to our survival. ,” said Johnson.
“With today’s unprecedented pledges, we will have the chance to end humanity’s long history as the conqueror of nature and to be its protector,” he said.
The text of the Final Declaration includes transformational action in the interconnected areas of sustainable production and consumption; infrastructure development; Business; finance and investment; and support for smallholders and local communities.
“We will strengthen our shared efforts to facilitate trade and development policies, both internationally and domestically, that promote sustainable development, and durable goods production and consumption, which work for the mutual benefit of countries, and which do not promote deforestation and land degradation.” Text Notes in the context of trade – which is likely to cause some concern on the Indian side.
The announcement will be supported by a pledge to provide 8.75 billion pounds of public finance from 12 countries, including the UK, by 2021-2025. It will support activities in developing countries, including restoring degraded lands, combating wildfires, and supporting the rights of indigenous communities.
Canada’s northern jungle countries and Russia The tropical rainforests of Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo supported the declaration. The UK said together, they have 85 percent of the world’s forests, an area of more than 13 million square miles.
The UK said it would pledge £1.5 billion over five years to support the Forest Pledge.
It will also contribute £200 million along with 11 other donors as part of a new £1.1 billion fund to protect the Congo Basin. The region is home to the world’s second largest tropical rainforest, which is threatened by industrial logging, mining, and agriculture.
NS Glasgow The Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use commits signatories to preventing and reversing forest loss and land degradation, supported by nearly £14 billion in public and private funding.
According to official sources, India had some concerns about the ties made in the last lesson with trade.
British Prime Minister Boris johnson, which formally launched the announcement on Tuesday, called it a “historic” agreement to protect and restore Earth’s forests.
“These great ecosystems – these cathedrals of nature – are the lungs of our planet. Forests support communities, livelihoods and food supplies, and absorb the carbon we pump into the atmosphere. They are essential to our survival. ,” said Johnson.
“With today’s unprecedented pledges, we will have the chance to end humanity’s long history as the conqueror of nature and to be its protector,” he said.
The text of the Final Declaration includes transformational action in the interconnected areas of sustainable production and consumption; infrastructure development; Business; finance and investment; and support for smallholders and local communities.
“We will strengthen our shared efforts to facilitate trade and development policies, both internationally and domestically, that promote sustainable development, and durable goods production and consumption, which work for the mutual benefit of countries, and which do not promote deforestation and land degradation.” Text Notes in the context of trade – which is likely to cause some concern on the Indian side.
The announcement will be supported by a pledge to provide 8.75 billion pounds of public finance from 12 countries, including the UK, by 2021-2025. It will support activities in developing countries, including restoring degraded lands, combating wildfires, and supporting the rights of indigenous communities.
Canada’s northern jungle countries and Russia The tropical rainforests of Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo supported the declaration. The UK said together, they have 85 percent of the world’s forests, an area of more than 13 million square miles.
The UK said it would pledge £1.5 billion over five years to support the Forest Pledge.
It will also contribute £200 million along with 11 other donors as part of a new £1.1 billion fund to protect the Congo Basin. The region is home to the world’s second largest tropical rainforest, which is threatened by industrial logging, mining, and agriculture.
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