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Forests Now Declaration
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<p> The Forests Now Declaration was a 2007 declaration that advocates using <a href="/facts/Carbon_credits/dx6za8xG">carbon credits</a> to <a href="/facts/Forest_protection/9exnEa7E">protect</a> <a href="/facts/Tropical_forest/dyjPSoGS">tropical forests</a>. The Declaration was created by the Global Canopy Programme, and has been signed by over 200 NGOs, business leaders, scientists and conservationists. The Declaration was created as carbon credits from <a href="/facts/Land_use,_land-use_change_and_forestry/wuBPRKmE">land use, land-use change and forestry</a> were omitted from the <a href="/facts/Clean_Development_Mechanism/mbhqjec1">Clean Development Mechanism</a> for the First Commitment Period of the <a href="/facts/Kyoto_Protocol/88twzpDf">Kyoto Protocol</a> despite contributing 18–25% of all emissions. </p>