Millions of hectares are still being cut down every year. How can we protect global forests?

Millions of hectares are still being cut down every year. How can we protect global forests?

David Clode/Unsplash, CC BYAhead of the United Nations climate summit in Belém last month, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva urged world leaders to agree to roadmaps away from fossil fuels and deforestation and pledge the resources to meet these goals. After failing to secure consensus, COP president Andre Corrêa do Lago announced these roadmaps as a voluntary initiative. Brazil will report back on progress at next year’s UN climate summit, COP31…