SAO PAULO, Nov 5 (Reuters) – One year after more than 140 countries pledged to halt all deforestation by 2030, little has been done to finance protections or pass new conservation laws, experts say.

The pledge was praised widely at last year’s COP26 climate summit, particularly as Brazil, Indonesia and Congo all signed on. The three countries together comprise more than half of the world’s tropical rainforests.

“What became of those pledges? Are we on track to meet them? The short answer … is no,” said Erin Matson, who coordinated non-profits in producing the Forest Declaration Assessment report last month.

To fulfill the pledge, the world would need to ensure 10% less area is deforested on average each year from 2021 to 2030. Instead, deforestation fell only 6.3% last year, as two of the three rainforest nations faced early stumbles.

The report draws on data from the Global Forest Watch monitoring project, and looks at developments in financing, conservation laws and sustainable food production.