National climate action plans have insufficient forest targets and deforestation is increasing and deforestation is increasing

Despite global commitments to halt deforestation by 2030, only eight of the 20 countries with the highest rate of tropical deforestation have set quantifiable targets in their climate action plans, called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). This finding comes from the UN-REDD report “Raising Ambition, Accelerating Action: Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions for Forests”, released today during the Bonn Climate Change Conference.

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