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Since the launch of WWF's Forests For Life Campaign, 22 countries have responded to WWF's call to halt forest destruction and made a meaningful pledge to conserve their forests.


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Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bolivia
Brazil
 
Canada
Chile
China
Columbia
Greece
Lithuania
 
Malawi
Mozambique
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Romania
Sakha Republic
 
Slovak Republic
Tunisia
Uzbekistan
Vietnam


"WWF recognises the importance that these Pledges, when implemented, will have for the conservation of the world's forests. However, it is ironic that it is WWF who has achieved more in six months by encouraging these sixteen governments to take responsibility for their forests than the entire inter-governmental process has over the last five years."
Francis Sullivan, Director of WWF's Forests for Life Campaign


"We do not need to wait for future generations to see an impact of the interaction between people and forests. Negative consequences are already felt worldwide, disrupting traditional forms of life. This underlines the need for a comprehensive approach, A target of placing 10 per cent of the world's forests under some form of legal protection needs to be seen in a larger context. And that larger context is a future for forests, thriving as life-supporting ecosystems which can meet the nee ds of all people. The United Nations system is working hard to make that future a reality."
United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, in a special message to WWF


"We now see no reason why the world's other forest-rich countries should not follow suit. Conservation of the world's forests is the number one environmental priority. I believe that countries which fail to act now to protect their forest s are at risk of being ostracised by the international community. In this spirit, I implore the leaders of the world to pledge to save their country's remaining forests now - at the eleventh hour for the world's forests."
Dr Claude Martin, Director-General WWF International

 
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