Despite a generally mixed response to what has been acheived at COP26, Papua New Guinea's delegation is encouraged by new commitments made in Glasgow to protecting rainforests.
The Glasgow climate talks resulted in commitments on deforestation by multilateral development banks and financial institutions to align their practices with goals in the Paris Agreement.
The United Kingdom's Minister of State for Pacific and the Environment, Zac Goldsmith described the commitments as unprecedented.
Log piles in East New Britain, PNG. Photo: Global Witness Media Hub
