Forests cover 31% of the world’s land surface and are crucial for planetary well-being.
They help mitigate climate change and are home to most of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. They improve soil, air, and water quality, services we are at risk of losing due to deforestation, forest degradation, and other threats.
Worldwide, more than 1.6 billion people depend directly on forests for food, shelter, energy, medicine, and income.
But in the face of a triple planetary crisis, the loss of biodiversity,
How Can Governments, including those in West Africa, combat forest loss when it is, in some areas, the only lifeline?
