national forests

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization is urging governments to make forest restoration a national priority, warning that the window to restore the world's forests is narrowing. The alert, reported by Jonathan Watts in the Guardian, calls on states to act quickly to counter deforestation and degradation before opportunities for large-scale recovery close.

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization is urging governments to make forest restoration a national priority, warning that the window to restore the world's forests is narrowing. The appeal, reported by the Guardian, calls for urgent national-level commitments to reverse deforestation and degradation before opportunities for recovery are lost.