The Secretary of Foreign Relations (WED) announced that Mexico joined the commitment to which 105 other countries had signed to reverse the deforestation and the land degradation, as part of the agreements that have been analyzed during the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) that takes place in Glasgow.
The initiative was proposed by the Government of the United Kingdom, which has described the agreement as a “success” since it represents the “greatest step” towards the global protection of forests in a generation and because it highlights that more than a hundred of rulers.
The declaration is a commitment by world leaders to work collectively to halt and reverse the loss of forests and land degradation by 2030, “the SRE explained in a statement, after highlighting the absence of Mexico in the original document where the participating countries signed the declaration.
The agency explained that it will also seek to promote sustainable development and an inclusive rural transformation. The declaration contemplates:
- Conserve forests and other terrestrial ecosystems
- Reduce vulnerability and build resilience in rural areas
- Redesign agricultural policies
- Promote food safety
The initiative collects the glove of the New York Declaration that 32 countries signed in 2014 and for the same purpose, the three from North America, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and several Ibero-American countries, among which was not Brazil. Then they also pledged to stop deforestation by 2030
The plan, presented by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, urges the more than one hundred world leaders to halt and reverse the loss of forest and land degradation in the remainder of the decade. This proposal will be backed by at least € 19.2 billion of public and private funding around the world. Specifically, 12,000 million dollars of public funds will be allocated to 12 countries and 7,200 million of private financing, according to British estimates, until 2025.
Johnson, the Prince of Wales and the leaders of Colombia, Indonesia and the United States have been among the representatives of the event ‘Cop26 Forest & Land Use’ this Tuesday in Glasgow.
The first 105 signatory countries represent approximately 85% of the world’s forests, detailed the WED.
Countries like Canada, the twenty-seven of the European Union, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, USA, Ecuador O Costa Rica they also signed this’ Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration for Forests and Land Use ‘.
Forests absorb around a third of global CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels each year, but they are being lost at an alarming rate. According to data provided by the British Government, each year an area of forest equivalent to the size of 27 football fields is lost every minute.
The first British mistro stressed that forests are “the cathedrals of nature” and lungs of the planet. Forests guarantee local communities, food supply and absorb carbon that is emitted into the atmosphere. “They are essential to our own existence,” he said.
For his part, the president of Colombia, Iván Duque, showed his pride in joining this Declaration that highlights the commitment of the countries to work together to put an end to deforestation and land use degradation in the next decade.
“Never before have so many leaders, from so many regions, representing all types of forests, joined forces on this path and Colombia is committed to playing its part. We will promote a zero-commitment law on deforestation in 2030, one of the largest and most ambitious commitments. in Latin America and we will protect 30 percent of our land and the use of ocean resources by 2030, “he announced.
The President of Indonesa, Joko Widodo, confirmed its commitment to protecting these critical carbon sinks and our natural capital for future generations.
Specifically, Johnson announced 1,500 million pounds sterling (just over 1,764 million euros) for these next five years to finance the commitment, including 411 million euros for the tropical forests of Indonesia and another 200 million 235 million euros for the LEAF Coalition.
The United Kingdom will contribute 200 million pounds (about 235 million euros) together with 11 other donors, to the new fund to protect the Congo Basin, which is the second largest area of tropical forest in the world that is at risk for industrial deforestation, mining and agriculture.
With information from Europa Press and AFP.
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