That pledge, just like similar promises made over the years, has so far failed to do much at all. While there’s some year-to-year variation, deforestation is going up, not down.

Massive fires fueled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a report issued on ...

Will the COP26 global deforestation pledge save forests? Will the COP26 global deforestation pledge save forests? The grand old trees of the world are dying, leaving forests younger and shorter ...

It notes that emerging regulations and frameworks like EU Deforestation Regulation and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive "underscore the growing importance of addressing boreal forest ...