2018 Progress Assessment Goal 7 Update

The report concludes that Goal 7 was achieved through the adoption of the Paris Agreement, specifically Article 5, which dedicates a section to land use and forests. As of September 2017, 116 of 165 countries that submitted Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) included land use in quantified emissions targets. The document also notes that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) began piloting a framework for REDD+ results-based payments in late 2017, although many countries' land-use targets remain conditional on international financing.

• Goal 7 is considered achieved because the Paris Agreement, which entered into force in November 2016, includes Article 5, which is dedicated to land use and forests.
• Of the 165 countries that submitted NDCs under the Paris Agreement, 116 included land use as part of a quantified emissions target as of September 2017. Within this group, 91 countries used economy-wide or multisector targets, 20 used specific land-use emissions targets, and five used both. Additionally, 63 countries proposed nonemission targets or actions regarding land use.
• The operationalization of the REDD+ framework depends on financing modalities for results-based payments via the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In late 2017, the GCF Board approved two draft proposals: one for a results-based payments pilot program and another covering the readiness phase (Phase 1) and the implementation of national policies and strategies (Phase 2).
• International financing is a critical barrier to achieving land-use targets, with 105 countries making at least some of their land-use targets conditional on such funding as of September 2017.
• Land-use sectors could potentially provide approximately 25 percent of the global emissions reductions required by 2050 to limit warming to 1.5°C. If all current conditional and unconditional NDCs are implemented, land-use reductions would account for 10 to 30 percent of total emissions reductions by 2030.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2018). 2018 Progress Assessment Goal 7 Update. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2018Goal7.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. 2018 Progress Assessment Goal 7 Update. 2018. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2018Goal7.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment20182018, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{2018 Progress Assessment Goal 7 Update}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2018}, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2018Goal7.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }