118
The Commission encourages conservation, protection and restoration
measures including sustainable forest management, diversifying and adjusting
tree species compositions to build resilience, and managing increased risks
from pests, diseases, and wildfires.527
The Commission endorses the position that programs to arrest forest
degradation and accelerate reforestation must be supported by sustainable
international and domestic trade and development policies. States must
also “reduce vulnerability and empower local communities and indigenous
peoples; redesign agricultural policies to promote sustainable agriculture and
food security; and facilitate the alignment of financial flows with international
goals to reverse loss and degradation, while ensuring policies are in place
in the accelerated transition to a greener economy.”528 “Cooperation, and
inclusive decision making, with local communities and Indigenous Peoples, as
well as recognition of inherent rights of Indigenous Peoples,” must be made
an integral part of such action plans.”529
2. To the Carbon Majors (and Other Carbon-Intensive Industries)
The Commission echoes the recommendations listed below not only for the Carbon
Majors named in the Petition, but also for all carbon-intensive corporations and
industries, whether private or State-owned.
i. Publicly Disclose Due Diligence and Climate and Human
Rights Impact Assessment Results, and the Corresponding
Measures taken in Relation thereto
The Carbon Majors must be transparent in their operations, not only to their
shareholders and government regulators but also to the general public.
at https://ukcop26.org/glasgow-leaders-declaration-on-forests-and-land-use/ [hereinafter Glasgow
Leaders Declaration on Forests and Land Use].
527
IPCC, AR6, WGII, SPM, supra note 281 (c.2.3).
528
Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forests and Land Use, supra note 524.
529
IPCC, AR6, WGII, SPM, supra note 281 (c.2.3).
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