United States President Joe Biden speaks at the Cop26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021. (Credit: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)

President Joe Biden announced a new plan to conserve global forests on the second day of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, in the first major agreement reached at the global climate summit.

"Today I am announcing a new plan to preserve global forests, which will gather a complete range of government, diplomatic, financial and political tools of the United States to stop forest loss, restore critical carbon sinks and improve land management"Biden said.

Biden added: “The conservation of our forests and other critical ecosystems is indispensable, an indispensable piece to keep our climatic objectives available, as well as many other key priorities that we have together: guarantee clean water, maintain biodiversity, support rural areasand indigenous communities and reduce the risk of propagation of disease. "

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"Forests have the potential to reduce, reduce carbon worldwide in more than a third. In more than one third. Therefore, we must address this issue with the same seriousness with the purpose of decarbonizing our economies. That isWhat we are doing in the United States, "Biden said.

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