India, June 12 -- At the Bonn Climate Conference, countries clashed over a new COP30 roadmap to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030.

Rainforest nations demanded predictable payments for conserving forests.

Developed countries pushed regulation, market integrity and transparency.

Key questions on finance, definitions and accountability unresolved.

During the closing plenary of COP30 in Belem, Brazil, the COP30 Presidency unveiled a roadmap to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030. It is not a binding treaty, and it is not a negotiated outcome under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Rather, it is a structured process that countries are expected to use to align their national s...