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PRIORITY ACTIONS FOR
GOVERNMENTS

Eight priority actions to halt and reverse deforestation

With just five years left to meet global forest commitments, governments must act decisively. This agenda outlines eight actions that governments should advance by COP30 in Belém to get forest protection back on track.

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Why governments must lead

Governments hold the policy levers to align climate, trade, and land-use decisions with forest goals. Urgent action in 2025 is essential to secure Indigenous land rights, repurpose harmful subsidies, strengthen governance, and scale up finance for forests.

How to drive systemic change

Piecemeal fixes are no longer enough. Governments must act on systemic levers—aligning climate and trade with forest goals, reforming finance and subsidies, and securing land rights while strengthening governance. These shifts can reset land-use incentives and unlock lasting progress for forests, economies, and communities.

Developed and endorsed by

These priority actions were developed through broad consultation with governments, civil society, and researchers invested in shifting the global trajectory of forest loss. Coordinating authors include Franziska Haupt, Jillian Gladstone, Anna Rynearson, and Erin Matson (Climate Focus); Hermine Kleymann (WWF); and Mary Gagen (Swansea University). Endorsing organizations include the following:

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This project is supported by the Climate and Land Use Alliance and the Good Energies Foundation. Research that contributed to this project is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) supports this initiative on the basis of a decision adopted by the German Bundestag.

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The Forest Declaration Assessment and the Forest Declaration Platform have been supported over the years by the Climate and Land Use Alliance, the Good Energies Foundation, the Bezos Earth Fund, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) of Germany, and the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), which supported this initiative on the basis of a decision adopted by the German Bundestag.
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