Forest Restoration: A Path to Recovery and Well-Being 2021 Celebration of the International Day of Forests
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Forest restoration provides a path to pandemic recovery, greener future
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic should lead to stronger action to safeguard the world’s forests, a senior UN official said on Friday.
Four things you need to know about forests and health
From cleaner air to providing natural cooling and the freshwater we drink, forests support our health in ways that may not be visible.
To recover better from COVID-19, we must invest in… forests
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on our economies and societies, the United Nations today called for the inclusion of forest financing in efforts to recover from the pandemic.
Supporting healthy forests, vital for green recovery from COVID-19
As countries continue to battle the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations today called for the inclusion of sustainable forest-based actions in COVID-19 recovery programmes and policies.
“Historically, forests have served as a safety net in times of crisis,” says Alexander Trepelkov, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat. “This has been particularly true for rural populations, indigenous peoples and other forest-dependent communities,” he added.
A large proportion of the rural poor, some 40 per cent, live in forest a
“Historically, forests have served as a safety net in times of crisis,” says Alexander Trepelkov, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat. “This has been particularly true for rural populations, indigenous peoples and other forest-dependent communities,” he added.
A large proportion of the rural poor, some 40 per cent, live in forest a
Turn around deforestation in 2020, the ‘Nature Super Year’, says Guterres
On the International Day of Forests, which falls on Saturday, UN chief António Guterres is calling for 2020, which has been referred to as a “nature super year”, to be the year that the world turns the tide on deforestation and forestry loss.
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