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Forests Can Play an Essential Role in Reducing Climate Change Impacts of Aviation

Leading international NGOs issue a joint policy paper recommending REDD+ as an integral part of meeting 7.8 billion tonne aviation emission gap

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Utrecht, Netherlands/London, UK/Washington, DC – Today, leading international non-governmental organizations released a briefing paper, Linking Flights and Forests, which highlights the vital role forests can play in fighting climate change and recommends that countries include REDD+, a policy framework for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, as a means for the international aviation sector to meet its commitments to cap and reduce its carbon pollution.