Worlds forests at serious risk from warming planet, fires and pests

Decades of progress in protecting the planets carbon dioxide-busting forests are at risk as the climate crisis continues to accelerate, UN forestry expertssaidon Wednesday.

In a call to world leaders to boost protection of forests as they prepare for the COP-30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) noted thatcarbon storage in forests has risen by 11 per cent since