Goal 6 Assessment Technical Annex to the Five-Year Assessment Report

The report concludes that Goal 6 has been achieved through the adoption of the SDGs in 2015. However, it highlights a critical gap in the measurement of SDG 15.2, noting that indicators track net rather than gross deforestation, which obscures the loss of natural forests. Additionally, it finds that targets for forest restoration, afforestation, and reforestation lack quantifiable metrics.

• Goal 6 is considered achieved because the United Nations member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015, incorporating forest-related targets.
• While SDG 15.2 aims to halt deforestation by 2020, the actual indicators used to measure progress track net forest loss instead of gross forest loss, which weakens the target by failing to show the extent of natural forest deforestation.
• The components of SDG 15.2 related to forest restoration, reforestation, and afforestation are not quantifiable, as proposals for such targets were removed from the final SDGs and no specific measurement indicators exist for them.
• Analysis from the 2018 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development indicates that SDG 15 indicators lack measures for the quality of management, specifically omitting forest intactness and the effectiveness of protected area management.
• Data from the OECD's SDG Financing Lab shows that SDG 15 is among the least-funded goals, receiving only 3.5 percent of donor finance for SDGs.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2019). Goal 6 Assessment Technical Annex to the Five-Year Assessment Report. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2019NYDFGoal6.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. Goal 6 Assessment Technical Annex to the Five-Year Assessment Report. 2019. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2019NYDFGoal6.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2019goal, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{Goal 6 Assessment Technical Annex to the Five-Year Assessment Report}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2019NYDFGoal6.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }