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Newsday: 02/11/2021 07:06 GMT : World leaders pledge to save the world's forests

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02/11/2021 07:06 GMT 

02/11/2021 07:06 GMT : World leaders pledge to save the world's forests

World leaders pledge to save the world's forests

BBC World Service - Newsday, World leaders pledge to save the world's forests

The pledge includes more than $19bn of public and private funds.

In the first major deal of the UN climate summit, world leaders will today announce a commitment to stop deforestation by the end of the decade.

Delegates at the conference will also agree to work together to promote low- carbon technology and drive out polluting industries. We'll go live to Glasgow.

Also, school board elections turning into battlegrounds in the United States over masks and vaccines.

And what does the Band Queen and Lemurs have in common? A new study shows that the Indri Indri Lemur have a fascinating call, but also a rhythm similar to a well known song.

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