7 of the world’s best forest reserves to visit, from Germany’s Black Forest to Japan’s Yakushima Island to England’s Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood country
- The recent COP27 UN climate change summit saw 26 nations commit to reversing forest loss. Their forests are both life-support systems and tourist attractions
- From the UK’s Sherwood Forest to Yakushima in Japan to tree-covered Finland, what to do and see in seven of the world’s most beautiful forest reserves
At the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) held in Egypt this month, 26 countries agreed to hold each other accountable for a pledge to end deforestation.
Launching the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership group, members (including Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and Pakistan) committed to halt and begin reversing forest loss and land degradation by 2030.
Besides serving as one of the planet’s life-support systems, forests play an important role as recreational settings and tourist attractions. These vast wilderness areas cover one-third of the Earth’s land mass and provide a green space for hiking and biking, climbing, camping and countless other activities.
Here are some of the signatories of the declaration – countries that are home to some of the most precious, not to mention beautiful, forests in the world.
Australia
