COP26: Climate change and the other global crisis - nature loss
The destruction of the natural world is the 'other' global environmental crisis, but it is entwined with climate change. Global warming is the number-one cause of that destruction, and the loss of forests and other 'carbon sinks' is increasing the pace of climate change.
At COP26, world leaders agreed to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, pledging $19 billion in public and private funds. Among the countries to sign up were Brazil, Indonesia and Democratic Republic of Congo, which collectively account for 85% of the world's forests.
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