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Noon briefing of 21 October 2025
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NEW REPORT BY F.A.O. SAYS DEFORESTATION HAS SLOWED IN THE LAST DECADE...
Transcript
The Food and Agriculture Organization today released a report showing that deforestation has slowed in all of the world’s regions in the last decade. More than half of forests are now covered by long-term management plans, and one fifth are within legally established protected areas.
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The Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General provides information to the media on the activities of the UN system as a whole through daily briefings, direct responses to media enquiries, press conferences, background briefings and interviews with the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and other senior officials.
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Stéphane Dujarric
Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
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Stéphanie Tremblay
Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
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Daniela Gross De Almeida
Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
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Shirin Yaseen
Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
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