NEW JERSEY, USA, Oct 20 (IPS) – Governments agree that saving the climate means saving forests – but ambition and action fall short of what’s required.
First the good news: one of the forest goals agreed by governments, businesses and civil society organizations has been met.
Read the full story, “Forests & Climate: We Need to do Much, Much More”, on globalissues.org →
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