The World

A Treaty to Slow Deforestation

In Poznan, Poland, the push has begun to make forest protection a part of the new international agreement on climate change.

Cutting and burning trees releases more greenhouse gases than all the vehicles driving around the world, so protecting the world’s tropical forests was high on the agenda at the UN climate talks in Poland. As Living on Earth’s Ingrid Lobet reports, the indigenous groups most affected by deforestation haven’t yet had a place at the table when decisions are made about climate policy.