Overarching Forest Goals Theme 1 Assessment

The report evaluates global deforestation and degradation trends against a 2030 target, noting that while some regions show modest declines, overall progress is insufficient. It highlights that only Tropical Asia is currently on track to meet the goal, and emphasizes that reforestation cannot compensate for the loss of primary forests in terms of carbon and biodiversity.

• Eliminating deforestation by 2030 is considered a critical milestone for reaching the 2050 net-zero target, as land use changes, including deforestation and degradation, contribute 10-12 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
• To achieve the goal of completely halting deforestation by 2030, a 10 percent annual reduction is required; however, global deforestation rates only declined by 6.3 percent in 2021 compared to the 2018-20 baseline.
• Regional progress varies, with Tropical Asia being the only region currently on track to halt deforestation by 2030, while reductions in Africa and Tropical Latin America remain insufficient.
• Despite afforestation and reforestation creating new forest areas equivalent to the size of Peru and resulting in net gains for 36 countries, global forest losses exceeded gains over the last two decades, leading to a net loss of 100 million hectares.
• Reforestation and afforestation activities do not replace the carbon storage, biodiversity, or ecosystem services provided by primary forests, making the protection of primary forests the highest priority.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (n.d.). Overarching Forest Goals Theme 1 Assessment. https://forestdeclaration.org/resources/overarching-forest-goals-theme-1-assessment/

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. Overarching Forest Goals Theme 1 Assessment. n.d. https://forestdeclaration.org/resources/overarching-forest-goals-theme-1-assessment/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessmentndoverarching, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{Overarching Forest Goals Theme 1 Assessment}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/resources/overarching-forest-goals-theme-1-assessment/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }