Goal 7 assessment

The report evaluates the operationalization of REDD+ and the inclusion of forest-related mitigation targets in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. While the overarching goal of including forests in a global climate agreement is considered met, the report identifies significant barriers to REDD+ implementation, including insufficient finance and a lack of quantifiable targets in many NDCs. Recent updates to NDCs show some improvement in the quality and scale of forest targets in specific countries.

• The multilateral frameworks for REDD+ implementation are largely in place, with the exception of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. However, actual implementation is hindered by significant barriers, including insufficient finance, program requirements, and a lack of de-facto country readiness, as evidenced by the fact that only a few countries have signed results-based payment agreements despite over 30 being in advanced readiness stages.
• The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility have signed results-based payment or emission reductions purchase agreements with several countries. Specifically, the GCF signed agreements with Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, and Paraguay by August 2020, while the World Bank signed agreements with the DRC, Mozambique, Ghana, and Chile.
• While 116 out of 165 countries have included quantified emissions targets for the forest sector in their NDCs, many of these targets lack the detail necessary for monitoring or are not quantifiable. Fewer than 10 percent of countries with forest sector objectives include quantitative GHG or CO2 emission reduction or removal data, and approximately 64 percent of forest-related GHG targets are conditional on international support.
• Recent updates to NDCs show improvements in the scale and quality of forest and land use targets. For example, Jamaica expanded its commitments to include land use change and forestry with quantitative targets, Rwanda shifted from qualitative to quantifiable targets for forestry and land use, and Chile expanded its measures to include REDD+ development, conservation, restoration, and rehabilitation.

APA

Hermann, B., & Streck, C. (2020). Goal 7 assessment. Forest Declaration Assessment. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2020NYDFGoal7.pdf

Chicago

Hermann, Barbara, and Charlotte Streck. Goal 7 assessment. Forest Declaration Assessment, 2020. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2020NYDFGoal7.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hermann2020goal, author = {Hermann, Barbara and Streck, Charlotte}, title = {{Goal 7 assessment}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2020}, month = nov, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2020NYDFGoal7.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }