International Day of Forests ‘Now is the time for decisive, collaborative action’ By Umar Manzoor Shah Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/03/international-day-of-forests-now-is-the-time-for-decisive-collaborative-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=international-day-of-forests-now-is-the-time-for-decisive-collaborative-action SRINAGAR, Mar 20 2025 (IPS) - The Forest Declaration Assessment Partners have called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to halt deforestation and protect biodiversity. It has also pitched for redirecting the public subsidies to mitigate the direct and indirect environmental risks from both public and private finance. Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --