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<p>DFID is protecting and restoring nature and the environmental services which sustain
life and support economic development. Poor people depend most directly on natural
resources for their livelihoods and are most directly affected by its degradation.</p><p>
</p><p>The UK’s £250m of support to the Global Environment Facility, including £150m
from DFID, is helping developing countries to protect around 600 million hectares
of land and marine habitats (an area equivalent to 24 times the size of the UK) and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 1,600 million metric tonnes (the equivalent
of an average car driving 4 million miles).</p><p> </p><p>DFID directly supports action
to tackle the degradation of key habitats, like tropical forests, home to up to 80%
of global terrestrial biodiversity. Our bilateral programmes aim to tackle key drivers
of deforestation, including illegal forestry practices and unsustainable production
of agricultural commodities.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s Forest Governance, Markets and Climate
programme (£250m, 2011-21) is addressing illegal deforestation and tackling the corruption
which allows it to flourish. While our Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land
Use (IFSLU) Programme (£93.5m, 2015-23) is supporting public-private partnerships
with leading companies, helping to turn their commitments to sustainable practice
into action. This aims to encourage sustainable economic growth together with the
conservation of nature in developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is co-leading (with
Egypt) international efforts on climate resilience, including the resilience of natural
ecosystems, at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in September.</p>
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