US EditionUN Says Forests Should Form Key Plank of COP30
UNECE highlights that northern forests hold 32% of global terrestrial carbon stocks but face severe climate threats like wildfires and thawing permafrost, urging urgent COP30 action.
- Ahead of November 10, UNECE urged the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil to prioritise forest resilience, warning three decades of gains face serious climate risks.
- Experts say the rising tide of wildfires, insect pests, drought, and rising temperatures is pushing northern forests past a critical tipping point, as UNECE warned these threats could jeopardise recent forest gains.
- They contain about 32 percent of global terrestrial carbon stocks and some 54 percent of forests are in five countries including Russia and Canada, while global forests cover 4.14 billion hectares.
- UNECE urged immediate steps like fire prevention, pest management and restoration, warning the region’s forests could become net emission sources if left unchecked.
- Despite regional forest gains since 1990, experts recommend climate-informed management like changing tree species as UNECE’s 2025 Forest Profile monitors ecological and socioeconomic conditions.
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Climate change threatens the forest of the Northern Hemisphere, endangering the planet's main natural bulwark, warned the UN on Wednesday, urging COP30 participants to place the resilience of forests at the heart of efforts to combat global warming.
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