2023 FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT

The document details the definitions, data sources, and analytical frameworks used to assess global forest loss, degradation, and restoration. It establishes a 'gross zero' deforestation benchmark for 2030, utilizing a linear reduction pathway from a 2018-2020 baseline. The annexes include a detailed regional aggregation based on UN geoscheme designations and a data table comparing 2022 deforestation levels across 30 high-impact countries against their interim targets.

• The assessment adopts a 'gross zero' interpretation of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration, meaning the 2030 target is to reach no gross loss of forests, rather than a 'net zero' pathway.
• To achieve the 2030 goal of no gross loss, the assessment establishes a linear reduction pathway requiring a 10 percent reduction in forest loss each year relative to the 2018-2020 baseline.
• In 2022, Brazil recorded the highest absolute level of deforestation at 2.34 million hectares, representing a 21% increase from the 2018-2020 baseline and a 51% deviation from its interim target.
• Several countries showed a decrease in deforestation in 2022 compared to the 2018-2020 baseline, including Indonesia (-21%), Malaysia (-32%), Vietnam (-35%), and Venezuela (-61%).
• The Forest Landscape Integrity Index (FLII) is used to measure forest degradation on a scale from 0 to 10, with the 2030 target set as zero further degradation, meaning no further loss in FLII units.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2023). 2023 FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-FDA-Theme-1-Annexes.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. 2023 FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT. 2023. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-FDA-Theme-1-Annexes.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Forest Declaration Assessment |title=2023 FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT |date=2023 |url=https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-FDA-Theme-1-Annexes.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment20232023, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{2023 FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2023}, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-FDA-Theme-1-Annexes.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }