Forests Emerge as a Big Winner in Paris Agreement

Huffington Post

The global climate agreement reached in Paris marks a historic moment for forests as they are now enshrined in international climate action.

All countries agreed on simple but strong language that operationalizes forest protection and flips the ‘on’ switch for the international finance to make it happen. It also brings in the necessary technical and scientific rules to make sure there is the blueprint to build national forest protection plans. In doing so, they expanded the opportunities for forests to play a key part in our global response to climate change, helping to achieve both mitigation and adaptation goals.

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