Frances Seymour is a distinguished senior fellow at the World Resources Institute, and lead author of the book, "Why Forests? Why Now? The Science, Economics, and Politics of Tropical Forests and Climate Change."
The Paris Agreement is the best instrument the world has for addressing the threats climate change poses to development. World Resources Institute's Frances Seymour explains.
Forests are a powerful tool in the fight against climate change, and yet each year the world loses an Austria-sized chunk of tropical forest to consumer demand for products such as palm oil. Frances Seymour at the Center for Global Development explores four ways rich countries can help.