More than 100 world leaders have committed to support a landmark agreement to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030, the UK government announced on Monday. The leaders, representing over 86 percent of the world’s forests, agreed to work together on the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use at the COP26 climate summit, also called Conference of the Parties 26, in Glasgow, Scotland. Leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, President Ivan Duque of Colombia, and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, were in attendance at the climate summit to discuss key issues related to global warming and setting new emissions reduction goals. Downing Street said the pledges were backed by $12 billion (£8.75 billion) of public funding from 12 donor countries over a four-year period between 2021 to 2025. The funding will go toward supporting developing countries, tackling wildfires, restoring degraded land, and advancing the rights of Indigenous peoples and local …