Nobel Laureate Professor Wangari Maathi has signed the Forests Now Declaration in Paris.
Prof Maathi signed the declaration during a meeting of leaders to discuss the dual crisis of deforestation and biodiversity loss affecting the Congo Basin.
“We need a mechanism that will assist people in developing countries, certainly in Africa, to protect their standing forests and plant trees, to protect their soil, protect biodiversity and protect livelihoods while reducing carbon emissions for everyone,” said Prof Maathi.
Forests NOW calls on governments to halt deforestation worldwide.
