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

The NYDF Platform welcomes the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration's commitment to halt deforestation by 2030 but warns that current progress is insufficient. Citing seven years of data, the Platform notes that forest loss has increased and financing remains inadequate, urging a shift from commitments to concrete action using the NYDF's ten-goal framework.

• The NYDF Platform supports the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use, viewing it as a reaffirmation of the global objective to stop deforestation by 2030. The Platform encourages endorsers of the Glasgow Declaration to use the NYDF network and its ten goals as a framework for implementation and accountability.
• Based on seven years of tracking the 2030 target of the New York Declaration on Forests (adopted in 2014 by 40 national governments), the NYDF Assessment concludes that the world is not on track to meet the goal. Specific failures include an increase in forest loss, very slow progress in forest restoration, and forest finance that only covers a small portion of the required amount.
• While the NYDF Assessment has identified promising examples of reduced deforestation and known solutions, these efforts remain limited to a small niche. Progress is frequently hindered by short-term economic interests and a reluctance among decision-makers to implement the necessary reforms for sustainable consumption and 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} }