Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests

This executive summary describes an assessment framework and initial report designed to monitor progress toward the 10 goals of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), signed in September 2014. The document evaluates early achievements and identifies significant data gaps, concluding that while some initiatives have launched, overall progress toward halting natural forest loss and restoring degraded lands remains slow.

• The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) established 10 goals, with the primary objective (Goal 1) being to "halt natural forest loss by 2030", including a milestone to achieve a "50% reduction" by 2020. Achieving these goals is estimated to potentially reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by "4.5 – 8.8 billion metric tons every year."
• Initial assessments of Goal 1 indicate that while the "annual loss of natural forest area appears to be declining" when accounting for regrowth, there is "no sign that the annual rate at which natural forests are being cleared or harvested is slowing."
• Progress on agricultural commodity goals (Goal 2) varies by sector: 18% of the global market for palm oil and 50% of wood fiber for paper are under sustainability certified production, whereas certified sustainable soy accounts for only "2% of the global market". No data was available for beef products.
• Efforts to restore degraded landscapes (Goal 5) have seen commitments to restore "62.6 million hectares of forest landscapes under the Bonn Challenge", which is roughly 42% of the 2020 target. Additionally, parties to the UNFCCC have committed to restore, reforest, or afforest approximately "122 million hectares" as part of their intended nationally determined contributions, representing about 35% of the 2030 target of 350 million hectares.
• Financial trends for forest emissions reduction show that bilateral ODA for developing countries rose from an annual average of "US$365 million during 2002-07 to US$744 million in 2008-13". Between 2008 and 2014, over "US$3 billion was committed" for performance-based REDD+ payments, though actual disbursements were lower, at "just over US$1 billion".

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2015). Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2015NYDFReport_ES_EN.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests. 2015. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2015NYDFReport_ES_EN.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2015progress, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2015NYDFReport_ES_EN.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }