NEW YORK DECLARATION ON FORESTS PROGRESS ASSESSMENT

The assessment finds that Goal 7's indicator for including land-use targets in NDCs has been met, with 116 of 165 countries proposing quantified emission mitigation targets. It also details the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) development of a two-track financing approach for REDD+, including a results-based payments pilot program and funding for early-stage readiness and implementation. However, the report notes that 105 countries have made land-use targets conditional on international financing and that current ambitions may be insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement's temperature goals.

• The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is implementing a two-track financing approach for REDD+. The first track is a pilot program for results-based payments with a proposed price of USD 5 per tCO e. The second track provides funding for the readiness phase (Phase 1) and the implementation of national policies, measures, strategies, and/or action plans (Phase 2) through standard GCF modalities, including the Private Sector Facility.
• As of September 2017, 25 countries had submitted at least one Forest Reference Level (FRL) or Forest Reference Emission Level (FREL), which are preconditions for receiving results-based finance; of these, 13 countries had at least one approved.
• A majority of countries have integrated land use into their climate commitments. Out of 165 countries, 116 proposed quantified emission mitigation targets including land use: 91 via economy-wide or multi-sector targets, 20 via specific land-use targets, and five using both. Additionally, 63 countries proposed non-emissions targets or actions on land use.
• Despite the inclusion of land-use targets in NDCs, 105 countries have made at least some part of these targets conditional on international financing. Furthermore, land-use reductions from all conditional and unconditional NDCs would only account for 10 to 30 percent of total reductions by 2030, suggesting a need for greater ambition to reach the 1.5°C or 2°C goals of the Paris Agreement.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2018). NEW YORK DECLARATION ON FORESTS PROGRESS ASSESSMENT. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2017Goal7.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. NEW YORK DECLARATION ON FORESTS PROGRESS ASSESSMENT. 2018. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2017Goal7.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2018new, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{NEW YORK DECLARATION ON FORESTS PROGRESS ASSESSMENT}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2018}, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2017Goal7.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }