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Forests and Indigenous Peoples
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his policies to (a) protect global forests, (b) protect and (c) recognise the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Commu
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his policies to (a) protect global forests, (b) protect and (c) recognise the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Commu
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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7 Jul 2025
Answer published
Globally, rates of forest loss are declining but climate change is making forests more vulnerable to threats from wildfire and pests. The UK is committed to the goals of halting and reversing deforestation and supporting the rights of Indigenous Peoples a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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