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Full Terms and Conditions apply to all Subscriptions. Or, if you are already a subscriber Sign in. Other options. Close drawer menu Financial Times International Edition. Sections U. Science Technology Business U. WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year. In a statement Monday Sept. Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on the declaration, the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF welcomed the commitments and said the declaration is well aligned with the pledge by several of these governments to reverse biodiversity loss by for sustainable development.

The commitment by over world leaders to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by is welcome in that it acknowledges the important value of forests and other natural ecosystems," Fran Price, Global Forest Practice Lead at WWF, said in a statement.

Price noted that the pledges should be followed by implementation of the commitments and policies to address the drivers of both deforestation and forest degradation. Despite the pledges, climate activists are protesting and demanding world leaders to face the climate emergency.

Left unchecked, the consequences will be catastrophic for us all. Extinction is forever — so our action must be immediate. Earlier this month, the UN announced that the world failed to meet a single target to slow the loss of the natural world for the second consecutive decade, including goals to protect coral reefs, preserve natural habitats and reduce plastic and chemical waste to levels that do not damage ecosystems.

But Sir Watson cautioned what was possible without the signatures of major polluters. We call on all leaders to build on this ambition at the forthcoming UN summit on biodiversity.