Stewart Maginnis, global director of IUCN's Nature-based Solutions Group, said the challenge had proved successful because it was about "problem-solving", not just tree-planting. In 2019, tropical rainforests - whose preservation is considered crucial to curbing climate change - disappeared at a rate of one football pitch every six seconds, according to data from monitoring service Global Forest Watch. It is backed by a host of public figures, including U.S. President Donald Trump, a long-time climate change sceptic. "We know that the climate change, biodiversity, health and economic crises have all converged," she said in a statement. "The human, environmental and economic case for increasing global restoration action is key to restoring our future."

Source: bd News24 September 02, 2020 09:33 UTC