Locally led adaptation is key to ending deforestation

M. Feisal Rahman, Cai J.T. Ladd, Andy Large, Sumana Banerjee, Alejandra G. Vovides, Andrew C.G. Henderson, Fabrice G. Renaud, Thorsten Balke, Libby Wood, Hue Le, Saleem Huq

Published in ‘One Earth’

Abstract

Despite global pledges to end deforestation, forest loss continues. Focusing on mangrove forests in South and Southeast Asia, we advocate placing indigenous peoples and local communities at the heart of implementation of the COP26 Deforestation Pledge and provide five recommendations for how this can be achieved.


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