Will COP26 deforestation pledge be game-changer or just more broken promises?

More than 100 global leaders have pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade. - AFP

COP26, Nov 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): A new pledge by world leaders to halt deforestation by 2030 is likely to fail unless quickly backed by more funding, transparent monitoring and tough regulation of businesses and financiers linked to forest destruction, environmentalists warn.

More than 100 global leaders pledged late on Monday to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by $19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests.