Sentence examples for commitments on deforestation from inspiring English sources

Businesses can do this by building more tangible collaborations, like 2014's commitments on deforestation and a price on carbon.

The land rights of indigenous people in the Amazon must be recognised if their countries' commitments on reducing deforestation and lowering or capping carbon emissions are to be realised, according to native leaders from the nine South American countries across which the rainforest spreads.

For companies that want to boost their reputations, reducing their carbon emissions, increasing their use of renewable energy like solar and hydropower, and clamping down on deforestation are the best ways to act on climate change and prove their commitment to combating it, Brackley said.

Scott Poynton's feature on deforestation looks at the huge potential for a more sustainable global food system as palm oil giants such as Wilmar and Reckitt Benckiser make "no deforestation" commitments.

In 2004, a moratorium was placed on deforestation in eastern Paraguay.

The 1970s drought in the Sahel was at first blamed on deforestation by local tribes.

UN climate change summit yields major announcements on deforestation.

Low prices have little impact on deforestation rates.

These commitments take on targets that range from reducing deforestation to mitigating aviation sector emissions.

The companies together called for a "strong outcome" at the climate negotiation in Paris at the end of this year, and each put forward voluntary commitments on climate, which include investments in renewable energy, individual emissions reduction targets and reducing water use and deforestation in their operations and supply chain.

Supply-Change.org tracks nearly 300 companies that have made commitments to reduce deforestation from their supply chains, and the New York Declaration on Forests includes commitments from 53 corporations - as well as 37 national governments, 20 sub-national (state) governments, 16 indigenous organizations, and 54 environmental groups (including Ecosystem Marketplace publisher Forest Trends).