ONU Info, the French-language version of UN News, references IPBES in providing the official UN response to the devastating forests in the Amazon rainforest

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Description of Impact(s) (English Only) In response to the devastating forests in the Amazon rainforest, ONU Info—the French-language version of UN News, released a statement to be used as the official UN response that referenced IPBES. Alongside statements from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the World Meteorological Organization. The article reference a Tweet from IPBES that cited one finding from the Global Assessment: deforestation is responsible for around 10% of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.

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Link to Information – where available https://news.un.org/fr/story/2019/08/1050111

Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) Global assessment (1st work programme)

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Start date of 'Implementation' 2019-08-01

End date of 'Implementation' 2019-08-01

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