Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 62910

Forests: Conservation and Indigenous Peoples

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his policies to (a) protect global forests, (b) protect and (c) recognise the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Commu

Answer

Catherine West
Globally, rates of forest loss are declining but climate change is making forests more vulnerable to threats from wildfire and pests. The UK is committed to the goals of halting and reversing deforestation and supporting the rights of Indigenous Peoples a...

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