Central America’s Five Great Forests are home to 7.5 percent of the planet’s biodiversity, including the Jaguar and Endangered Baird’s Tapir, and hold nearly 50 percent of the region’s forest carbon. At the #UNClimateSummit in 2019, a “Five Forests Alliance” came together to shed light on these globally significant forests and the threats they face. At the 2021 Climate Summit, the European Union launched a pilot project supporting the Five Forest Alliance. Today, during this year’s #COP27, the European Union eu_partnerships announced a major scaling up of its investments to protect the Five Forests and their wildlife, including support for the Indigenous Peoples and local communities who risk their lives as the forests’ frontline defenders. #ClimateAction wcs_mesoamerica rewild ccadsic bioversityciat alianzabosque #5GreatForests #Mesoamerica #UEenCentroAmerica #FundedbytheEU