February 1st, 2022
Restoring degraded lands will require transforming the enabling environment including policy, finance flows, and monitoring tools and systems. Strengthening targets…
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The latest Forest Declaration Assessment finds that global deforestation remains far off track — but opportunities for accelerated action are growing. Explore the findings, data, and next steps for governments, finance, and civil society.
Restoring degraded lands will require transforming the enabling environment including policy, finance flows, and monitoring tools and systems. Strengthening targets…
Five years after the launch of the NYDF, there is little evidence that its goals are on track, and achieving…
The initial NYDF Assessment report, published in 2015, proposes a framework of indicators to track progress toward each of the…
The 2021 NYDF Assessment report on Goal 7 examines government efforts to realize the potential of forests for climate change…
Improvements in forest governance remain too slow to have a measurable impact on reducing deforestation. The 2018 NYDF Assessment report…
Improvements in forest governance remain too slow to have a measurable impact on reducing deforestation. The 2018 NYDF Assessment report…
Large-scale, top down development projects threaten tropical forests and bring few benefits for local communities. The 2020 NYDF Assessment report…
Forests are fundamental to regulating and stabilizing the global climate. Meeting the Paris Agreement’s ambition of limiting global warming to…
Global demand for soft commodities like food and timber, and for mined commodities like fossil fuels and mined materials, continues…
Achieving international forest goals requires substantial public and private investments to address the drivers of deforestation, and to manage and…
Key Messages New data from Global Witness shows a record number of killings of people who tried to defend their…
GOAL 1: At least halve the rate of loss of natural forests globally by 2020 and strive to end natural…
The 2016 NYDF Assessment report is dedicated to Goal 2 on eliminating deforestation from agricultural commodity supply chains. For the…
Key Messages The most significant non-agricultural drivers of forest loss are infrastructure development, human settlements, and mining. Though some interventions…
Key Messages INDICATOR 1: MARKET SHARE OF CERTIFIED COMMODITIES • The market share of certified palm oil increased considerably from…
Taken together, Indicators 1 and 2 illustrate that achieving the goal of at least halving the rate of natural forest…
Key Messages INDICATOR 1: GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF CLEAN COOKSTOVES • Woodfuel interventions, in particular clean cookstove distribution, are accelerating rapidly.…
Key Messages INDICATOR 1: IMPROVEMENT OF FOREST GOVERNANCE THROUGH THE STRENGTHENING OF INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES • Many countries have made…
Key Messages INDICATOR 1: PUBLIC PAYMENTS FOR VERIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS • Between 2008 and 2014, over US$3 billion has been…
Key Messages INDICATOR 1: INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC CLIMATE FINANCE FLOWING TO THE FORESTRY SECTOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES • Bilateral commitments of…
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