ÉVALUATION DE LA DÉCLARATION SUR LES FORÊTS DE 2023

This executive summary evaluates global progress toward the 2030 goals of ending and reversing deforestation and forest degradation. It reports that global gross deforestation in 2022 exceeded the necessary trajectory for 2030 targets, highlighting a critical gap between ambitious commitments and actual financial and political action.

• Global deforestation rates in 2022 significantly exceeded the levels required to meet 2030 targets. Gross global deforestation reached 6.6 million hectares, which is 21% higher than the necessary trajectory. Specifically, the destruction of primary tropical forests reached 4.1 million hectares, representing a loss 33% higher than the path required to end tropical forest disappearance by the end of the decade.
• There is a severe deficiency in public funding for forests compared to other global investments. Annual global public funds dedicated to forests total only 2.2 billion dollars, a sum the document notes is less than the cost of constructing two major football stadiums: the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London (approximately 1.1 billion dollars) and the renovation of Camp Nou in Barcelona (approximately 1.6 billion dollars).
• While some regions and countries show progress, systemic failures persist in the private financial sector. In 2022, private financial institutions provided 6.1 trillion dollars to companies most likely to drive tropical deforestation through agricultural commodity production. Most large companies in forest-risk commodity supply chains and most financial institutions lack detailed or consistent policies to eliminate deforestation.
• Progress is hindered by a lack of transparency and data, particularly regarding forest degradation in northern forests and global restoration efforts. Furthermore, commitments to the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) regarding land tenure and free, prior, and informed consent are often not implemented, and these communities receive only a fraction of the necessary funding despite being effective forest guardians.
• Certain regions and countries have demonstrated that political will can reduce deforestation. Tropical Asia is the only region approaching the zero gross deforestation goal, with Indonesia and Malaysia achieving sustainable reductions. In 2023, Brazil implemented stricter law enforcement to fight deforestation in the Amazon, and the European Union has made significant progress in forest policy.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2023). ÉVALUATION DE LA DÉCLARATION SUR LES FORÊTS DE 2023. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023ExecSummary_FR.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. ÉVALUATION DE LA DÉCLARATION SUR LES FORÊTS DE 2023. 2023. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023ExecSummary_FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2023valuation, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{ÉVALUATION DE LA DÉCLARATION SUR LES FORÊTS DE 2023}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2023}, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023ExecSummary_FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }