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LONDON & WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 22, 2021-- The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow brought renewed attention to fighting deforestation and forest degradation. On November 10, 2021, China and the United States, the two largest emitters of carbon, issued a joint declaration to enhance climate action in this decade. In Article 10 of the declaration, the two nations pledged to “engage collaboratively in support of eliminating global illegal deforestation through effectively enforcing their respective laws on banning illegal imports.” This landmark commitment seems to...
