Reference News Network, November 6 report. According to the Latin American News Agency, November 5 report, United Nations experts warned on November 5 that progress made in forest protection over decades is facing serious threats due to the accelerating climate crisis. Forests are also known as the "lungs of the Earth."

The report said that ahead of the climate conference in Belem, Brazil, UNECE members urged global leaders to strengthen the protection of the "lungs of the Earth" and warned that in 2021 alone, 12.6 million hectares of forests were burned, and 73 million hectares of forests were affected by pests.

According to a report from the agency, the rate of forest expansion and growth in several countries is slowing down, and catastrophic fires could make forests a net source of carbon emissions.

UNECE urged the upcoming climate conference to place forest resilience at the center of efforts to combat global warming. At a press conference held in Geneva, Paula Deada, an official of the agency, stated that forests are crucial for the climate.

She said: "To find climate mitigation, adaptation, and solutions, we cannot ignore forests."

UNECE covers 56 countries in Europe, North America, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.

The agency warned that forests are under threat from record-breaking wildfires, pests, and an escalating climate crisis.

Tatiana Molcean, the executive secretary of the agency, said in a statement: "We cannot lose the most powerful natural barrier on Earth. The intensifying wildfires and droughts are pushing our forests past a critical tipping point."

According to AFP, November 5 report, making money by protecting forests? This is the investment fund concept that Brazil will propose at the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), but which countries and investors will contribute remains to be determined.

Brazil plans to raise 12.5 billion dollars from governments and private investors to establish a fund aimed at protecting tropical rainforests.

Brazil is the only country so far to have made a financial commitment, pledging 1 billion dollars. Indonesia has also announced investment intentions, but has not revealed the specific amount. (Translated by Liu Lifi, Liu Zhuo)

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