New Report: Five-year assessment of progress on protecting and restoring global forests

Since the New York Declaration on Forests was adopted in 2014, progress on ending deforestation and restoring forestlands has not lived up to the high level of ambition enshrined in its ten goals.

NYDF Five-Year Assessment: Full Report
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Executive Summary of the Five-Year Assessment Report
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NYDF 5-Year Assessment

Large commitments, yet limited progress

The world is not on track to halve deforestation and restore 150 million hectares of forests by 2020. Escalating primary forest loss and a lack of natural forest restoration threaten the achievement of the world's climate goals.

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NYDF Assessment Partners
Environmental Defense Fund
Forest Trends
Instituto de Manejo e Certificação Florestal e Agrícola
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Stockholm Environment Institute
The Sustainability Consortium
Zoological Society of London’s Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit initiative
CDP
Center for International Forestry Research
Chatham House
Clean Cooking Alliance
Climate Focus
Conservation International
Forest Foundation Philippines
Global Canopy
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
National Wildlife Federation
Overseas Development Institute
Rainforest Alliance
Rights and Resources Initiative
The International Center for Tropical Agriculture
The Nature Conservancy
Woods Hole Research Center
World Resources Institute
World Wildlife Fund US

Resources

Read the previous NYDF Progress Assessment reports from the NYDF Assessment Partners.
Publications
Improving Governance to Protect Forests: Goal 10 2018 Assessment Report
Improving Governance to Protect Forests: Goal 10 2018 Briefing Paper
Finance for Forests: Goals 8 & 9 2017 Assessment Report
Finance for Forests: 2017 Goals 8&9 Executive Summary
Eliminating Deforestation from the Production of Agricultural Commodities: Goal 2 2016 Assessment Report
Eliminating Deforestation from the Production of Agricultural Commodities: Executive Summary
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Goal Assessments

What progress has been made in the past year to implement each of the ten goals of the NYDF? Read each of the 2019 Goal Assessments below. These Assessments also serve as technical annexes to the 2019 NYDF Progress Assessment report.

Goal 1
Goal 1

End natural forest loss

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Goal 2
Goal 2

Eliminate deforestation from agricultural commodities

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Goal 3
Goal 3

Reduce deforestation from other economic sectors

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Goal 4
Goal 4

Support alternatives for basic needs

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Goal 5
Goal 5

Restore forests

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Goal 6
Goal 6

Anchor forests in the SDGs

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Goal 7
Goal 7

Reduce emissions in accordance with global climate agreement

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Goal 8
Goal 8

Provide finance for forest action

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Goal 9
Goal 9

Reward results by countries and jurisdictions

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Goal 10
Goal 10

Strengthen governance and empower communities

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Goal 10: A Closer Look

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30/06/2019

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El Salvador: A small country with big strides forward

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03/09/2019

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China: Ambitious restoration projects through afforestation and reforestation

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03/09/2019

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Malawi: Building the foundation for restoration

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03/09/2019

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Indonesia: A sign of hope for reducing deforestation?

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04/09/2019

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Brazil: A history of success, but a future of uncertainty

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04/09/2019

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Congo Basin: Early warnings point to major forest risk

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04/09/2019

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