At least halve the rate of loss of natural forests globally by 2020 and strive to end natural forest loss by 2030
Criterion 1. Rate of forest loss
We are failing to halve forest loss and associated greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and are not on track to stop them by 2030.
Criterion 2. Carbon dioxide emissions from forest loss
All assessment indicators show either insufficient progress towards ending forest loss and associated greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 or that we are moving further from the targets.
Support and help meet the private-sector goal of eliminating deforestation from the production of agricultural commodities such as palm oil, soy, paper, and beef products by no later than 2020, recognizing that many companies have even more ambitious targets
Criterion 1. Forest-related commitments
More than half of the companies exposed to forest risk have made a public commitment to address deforestation.
Criterion 2. Implementation of commitments
Forest monitoring and supply chain traceability technologies are evolving at a rapid pace.
Criterion 3. Commitment outcomes: Demonstration of progress toward commitment
A large number of companies still fail to report on progress to address deforestation in their supply chains.
Criterion 4. Enabling environment
Jurisdictional and landscape interventions are gaining traction, yet progress is difficult to systematically assess.
Criterion 5. Commitment impact
Deforestation from commercial agriculture has not slowed down since the NYDF was announced in 2014.
Significantly reduce deforestation derived from other economic sectors by 2020
Criterion 1. Efforts of forest country governments
Dozens of countries have made progress in aligning their macroeconomic planning processes and policies with forest goals through developing national forest strategies, adopting forest management plans, and designating protected areas.
Criterion 2. Company efforts
While companies within the extractive sector are slowlly recognizing their forest impacts and responsibilities, corporate transparency related to forests remains limited.
Criterion 3. Grassroots movements
Indigenous peoples, local communities, smallholders, and civil society actors have mobilized to gain access to an influence planning to protect forest lands from harmful development.
Criterion 4. Efforts by the finance sector and by international donors
Major shortcomings remain in the implementation of the protections adopted by many financial institutions, multilateral development banks, and bilateral donors.
Support alternatives to deforestation driven by basic needs (such as subsistence farming and reliance on fuel wood for energy) in ways that alleviate poverty and promote sustainable and equitable development
Criterion 1. Efforts of forest country governments
Governments that promote smallholder productivity to remove pressure from forests often fail to pair those interventions with investments in securing smallholder and community rights, institutions, public services, and market access.
Criterion 2. Company efforts
Company support for small-scale supply chain actors and affected local communities is not able to address underlying structural vulnerabilities.
Criterion 3. Grassroots movements
Indigenous peoples, local communities, smallholders, and civil society have demonstrated the viability of community-based natural resource management and other bottom-up approaches to development and forest protection.
Criterion 4. Efforts by the finance sector and by international donors
Funding flows toward interventions to alleviate poverty while reducing deforestation remain miniscule compared to non-forest-aligned investments.
Restore 150 million hectares of degraded landscapes and forestlands by 2020 and significantly increase the rate of global restoration thereafter, which would restore at least an additional 200 million hectares by 2030
Criterion 1. Rate of forest cover and tree cover gain (hectares established over time)
Global forest cover has increased to meet only one fifth of the NYDF 2020 target.
Criterion 2. Forest landscape restoration efforts (political and socio-economic advancements)
The private sector has stepped up support for FLR, while planning support and financial transparency remain key hurdles for effective FLR implementation.
Include ambitious, quantitative forest conservation and restoration targets for 2030 in the post-2015 global development framework as part of new international sustainable development goals
Criterion 1. Effectiveness of forest-related targets in SDGs
The interpretation of some aspects of SDG 15 remain unclear, and more investment in timely and accurate national reporting is necessary.
Agree in 2015 to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation as part of a post-2020 global climate agreement, in accordance with internationally agreed rules and consistent with the goal of not exceeding 2° Celsius warming
Criterion 1. Implementing land-use provisions of the Paris Agreement
With the exception of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the bilateral programs, multilateral funds and financial mechanisms necessary for the implementation of REDD+ are in place and countries can access-results based finance.
Criterion 2. References to land use in nationally determined contributions
While forest mitigation targets are increasingly included in nationally determined contribution (NDC) targets, they are often unquantifiable or lack the necessary detail for monitoring.
Provide support for the development and implementation of strategies to reduce forest emissions
Criterion 1. Public support for the development and implementation of strategies to reduce forest emissions
only USD 20.2 billion in public finance for forests has been committed to deforestation countries since 2010
Criterion 2. Private investment targeted at reducing forest emissions
Private financial flows toward forest protection remain hard to fully assess but are still skewed toward grey investments with uncertain impacts on forests.
Reward countries and jurisdictions that, by taking action, reduce forest emissions—particularly through public policies to scale-up payments for verified emission reductions and private-sector sourcing of commodities
Criterion 1. Public payments for verified emission reductions
Nearly USD 4.7 billion of results-based finance for forests have been committed by bilateral or multilateral sources since 2010.
Criterion 2. Support for supply chain efforts to incentivize reduced forest emissions
Actors from across sectors are increasingly turning to jurisdictional approaches to implement supply-chain commitments.
Strengthen forest governance, transparency, and the rule of law, while also empowering communities and recognizing the rights of indigenous peoples, especially those pertaining to their lands and resources
Criterion 1. Governance, the rule of law, and forest-related crime
Laws and policies continue to hinder forest protection despite some national and regional efforts to improve forest and land-use policy.
Criterion 2. Transparency, participation, and access to justice
Few countries have functionally increased transparency for forest-related data in the last few years, neither proactively releasing data nor developing systems that made information available to the broader public.
Criterion 3. Empowering and ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities
Progress is international recognition of the importance of IPLCs for forest protection is overshadowed by persistent tenure insecurity in many countries.