SOUTH AFRICA–(ENEWSPF)–7 December 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today for increased support from Member States for a United Nations initiative to slow, halt and reverse deforestation, and help developing countries manage their forests in a sustainable manner.
“I am encouraged to see that forest countries are acting to reduce deforestation, and that donor countries are pledging to support these activities,” Mr. Ban saidat the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. “Yet,…
