Avances de la Declaración de Nueva York sobre los Bosques

The November 2015 executive summary assesses the first year of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF). While noting some achievements—such as the inclusion of deforestation targets in the Sustainable Development Goals and increased clean cookstove investment—it concludes that overall global progress is slow. Key findings highlight significant gaps in sustainable agricultural certification (especially for soy and beef) and a lag between committed and disbursed REDD+ funding, despite an increase in bilateral aid for developing countries.

• The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), signed in September 2014 by governments, corporations, and NGOs, established 10 goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4.5 to 8.8 billion tonnes per year. The primary goal is to eliminate natural forest loss by 2030, with an interim target of reducing deforestation by 50% by 2020.
• Progress toward the NYDF goals is described as generally slow, although some achievements have occurred within the first year. These include the inclusion of a goal to stop deforestation by 2020 in the Sustainable Development Goals and government commitments to restore approximately 40 million hectares of forests.
• Regarding agricultural supply chains (Goal 2), certified sustainable production varies significantly by product: 50% of wood fiber forests for paper are certified, sustainable palm oil represents 18% of global production, and sustainable soy represents only 2%. There is currently no data available for certified sustainable beef production.
• Efforts to reduce deforestation caused by basic needs (Goal 4) have seen a significant increase in the distribution of clean cookstoves. Global investments for these stoves reached a peak of US$ 260 million in 2014, and the number of stoves distributed nearly doubled between 2008 and 2013.
• Restoration targets (Goal 5) show partial progress: 62.59 million hectares (about 42% of the 2020 goal) have been committed under the Bonn Challenge since 2011. Additionally, UNFCCC members have committed to restore, reforest, or afforest approximately 122 million hectares through their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), which is about 41% of the 2030 target of 300 million hectares.
• Financial support for reducing forest emissions (Goal 8) increased from an annual average of US$ 365 million (2002-2007) to US$ 744 million (2008-2013) in bilateral official aid for developing countries. For result-based REDD+ payments (Goal 9), over US$ 3 trillion was committed between 2008 and 2014, but actual disbursements of just over US$ 1 billion have lagged behind NYDF commitments.
• Forest governance and indigenous rights (Goal 10) show mixed results. While the total proportion of forests with recognized indigenous and local community rights increased by one-third since 2002, the rate of recognition has decreased recently. Additionally, high levels of illegality persist in the timber market, and forest communities continue to face violence and unresolved land disputes.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2015). Avances de la Declaración de Nueva York sobre los Bosques. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2015NYDFReport_ES_ES.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. Avances de la Declaración de Nueva York sobre los Bosques. 2015. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2015NYDFReport_ES_ES.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2015avances, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{Avances de la Declaración de Nueva York sobre los Bosques}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2015NYDFReport_ES_ES.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }