The NYDF Platform welcomes the Glasgow Declaration and affirms the need for urgent forest action

The NYDF Platform welcomes the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use as a reaffirmation of the goal to halt deforestation by 2030. However, the NYDF Assessment reports that the world is not on track to meet this target, noting that forest loss has increased, restoration is slow, and finance is inadequate. While the Glasgow Declaration brings more leaders and financing pledges, the NYDF emphasizes the urgent need to translate these commitments into concrete actions and blunt reforms to achieve sustainable land use.

• The NYDF Assessment's tracking of the New York Declaration on Forests' 2030 target indicates that the world is not on track, as forest loss has increased, restoration is slow, and available finance is only a small fraction of what is required.
• Despite the existence of successful examples of reduced deforestation, efforts remain limited to a small niche and are frequently undermined by short-term economic interests and a reluctance by decision-makers to implement necessary reforms for sustainable land use.

APA

Matson, E. (2021). The NYDF Platform welcomes the Glasgow Declaration and affirms the need for urgent forest action. Forest Declaration Assessment. https://forestdeclaration.org/the-nydf-platform-welcomes-the-glasgow-declaration-and-affirms-the-need-for-urgent-forest-action/

Chicago

Matson, Erin. The NYDF Platform welcomes the Glasgow Declaration and affirms the need for urgent forest action. Forest Declaration Assessment, 2021. https://forestdeclaration.org/the-nydf-platform-welcomes-the-glasgow-declaration-and-affirms-the-need-for-urgent-forest-action/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{matson2021nydf, author = {Matson, Erin}, title = {{The NYDF Platform welcomes the Glasgow Declaration and affirms the need for urgent forest action}}, publisher = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/the-nydf-platform-welcomes-the-glasgow-declaration-and-affirms-the-need-for-urgent-forest-action/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }