Leaders from around the world have promised to put an end to deforestation within the next nine years

in #climatechange3 years ago


Hundreds of world leaders have promised to put a stop to deforestation by 2030. This is the first significant deal reached at this year's climate summit. Brazil has taken down a big portion of the Amazon jungle. Brazil is also one of the promising countries. The BBC's news.

On Tuesday, local time, the deal will be signed. 1.92 billion has been set aside by the government and the business sector to combat deforestation. Environmentalists have applauded the action. He did, however, warn that the 2014 pact on slow deforestation had failed.