Resources

Currently, domestic and international mitigation finance for forests averages USD 2.3 billion per year – less than 1 percent of the necessary total.

Too many countries are putting the 2030 forest goals at risk by phasing out or rolling back forest protections.

As major carbon sinks, Indigenous and community lands are the hidden foundation for reaching climate targets - but they are under threat.

Since 2015, the NYDF Assessment Partners have conducted an annual assessment of global progress toward the ten goals of the NYDF and its 2020 and 2030 targets. In this series of slide decks, we synthesize our findings from seven years of research and analysis across each of these ten goals to provide a baseline to assess 2030 forest targets […]

Without dramatic shifts in economic development strategies, the world will not meet its ambitious goals for sustainable development, climate, and forests.

Since the turn of the century, commercial agriculture has replaced an average of
almost five million hectares of forest every year.

To assess progress on halting natural forest loss by 2030, we examine
both net and gross forest loss since the New York Declaration on Forests
(NYDF) was adopted in 2014.

Large-scale infrastructure projects and rising demand for mined materials threaten intact forests, Indigenous territories, and protected areas.

Since 2015, the NYDF Assessment Partners have conducted an annual assessment of global progress toward the ten goals of the NYDF and its 2020 and 2030 targets. In this series of slide decks, we synthesize our findings from seven years of research and analysis across each of these ten goals to provide a baseline to assess 2030 forest targets […]

Since 2015, the NYDF Assessment Partners have conducted an annual assessment of global progress toward the ten goals of the NYDF and its 2020 and 2030 targets. In this series of slide decks, we synthesize our findings from seven years of research and analysis across each of these ten goals to provide a baseline to assess 2030 forest targets […]