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Forests are vital to protect the climate, yet the world is falling far behind its targets

By Mary Gagen, Professor of Physical Geography, Swansea University

The world is falling behind on commitments to protect and restore forests, according to the recent Forest Declaration Assessment. There is no serious pathway to fixing climate change while forest losses continue at current rates, because global climate targets, sustainable development goals and forest commitments depend on each other.

But it isn’t too late. The Assessment was published alongside the Forest…

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