2018 Declaration The Ministers / the Head of Delegations attending the twenty-fourth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) of the UNFCCC Legal Pathway: International LawTechnical Pathway: Carbon Dioxide Removal → Afforestation / ReforestationKeyword: UNFCCCDownload PDF Summary/AbstractThis declaration underscores the key role forests must play in limiting temperature rise to 1.5˚C, and highlights the role of forests in sequestering and storing carbon in the soil.