Forest and Climate

When forests are destroyed, they release large quantities of CO₂ into the atmosphere, which contributes to climate change.

WWF'S REDD+ ASKS FOR UNFCCC

• Learn more about WWF's efforts at UNFCCC meetings

Winning the fight against climate change

Forests have a critical role to play in combating global warming. And WWF's Forest & Climate Initiative has a strategy to win that battle. This includes:

• ensuring that any new climate change deal provides incentives to reduce emissions from deforestation and land degradation
• assisting countries, especially developing countries, develop national and regional approaches that tackle forest-based emissions and benefit local communities

USEFUL LINKS

• What's driving deforestation?
• What is REDD+?
• WWF's work on forests and climate
• Forests in climate negotiations
• WWF position on forests and climate change mitigation

Protect trees, reduce carbon emissions

Forests are the largest storehouse of carbon after the oceans. However, when forests are destroyed by activities such as logging and land conversion for agriculture, they release large quantities of CO₂ and othergreenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Reducing deforestation and forest degradation must be part of the solution to the global climate change problem.

BRAZIL FOREST CODE

• WWF's response to changes to the Brazil Forest Code

BRAZIL FOREST CODE - VETO IT ALL

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  Brazilian Forest Code - Veto It All

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