Climate Solution: Protecting Primary Forests is Essential for a Safe Climate

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dc.contributor.authorClimate Land Ambition and Rights Alliance
dc.contributor.organizationCommunications Division
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-23T12:09:03Z
dc.date.available2019-07-23T12:09:03Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionThis submission, prepared by the Climate Land Ambition and Rights Alliance as a member contribution to the United Nations Climate Action Summit, presents a policy-focused case for prioritizing primary forest protection and restoration. It explains that primary forests store significantly more carbon and maintain higher ecological stability than logged or plantation forests, making them a secure long-term carbon store. The document describes how forest degradation increases vulnerability to fire, extreme weather, and land conversion, while ecological restoration and natural regeneration can rebuild carbon stocks. It also outlines social, economic, and biodiversity benefits, including support for Indigenous Peoples and ecosystem resilience. The submission emphasizes redirecting climate finance toward primary forest protection, restoration, and regeneration to address climate and biodiversity risks.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28839
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number3 p.
dc.relation.ispartofUN Secretary General Climate Action Summit
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectforest resource
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titleClimate Solution: Protecting Primary Forests is Essential for a Safe Climateen
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