AVALIAÇÃO DA DECLARAÇÃO FLORESTAL DE 2023

This executive summary evaluates global progress toward the 2030 goals of halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation. It reports that the world is currently off track, with significant gross deforestation and primary forest loss in 2022, despite some regional successes and an increase in tropical reforestation. The document highlights a critical gap in funding, a lack of transparency in data, and the need for a radical transformation of economic models to prioritize long-term forest value over short-term gains from extraction.

• Global forest loss remains critical and is not aligned with 2030 targets. In 2022, gross global deforestation reached 6.6 million hectares, which was 21% higher than the level required to eliminate deforestation by 2030. Primary tropical forest loss was 4.1 million hectares, exceeding the necessary trajectory by 33%.
• While some regions show progress, others continue to experience alarming rates of high-integrity forest loss. Tropical Asia is the only region close to the zero gross deforestation goal, with Indonesia and Malaysia achieving consistent reductions. Conversely, high-integrity forests are being lost in tropical and non-tropical Latin America, non-tropical Africa, and the boreal and temperate forests of Europe and North America.
• There is a severe deficiency in financial investment for forest protection compared to other global expenditures. Annual public funding for forests is only US$ 2.2 billion, a sum the document notes is less than the cost of constructing two football stadiums (the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the Camp Nou). Additionally, private financial institutions provided US$ 6.1 trillion in 2022 to companies with high risks of driving tropical deforestation through agricultural commodities.
• The document identifies systemic failures in governance, transparency, and the protection of human rightsS rights. There is a lack of transparent data on forest degradation in boreal and temperate forests and global restoration progress. Furthermore, commitments to the rights of Indigenous Peoples (PIs) and local communities (CLs), including land tenure and free, prior, and informed consent, are described as often being merely "talk," with these groups receiving only a fraction of necessary funding while facing violence and criminalization.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2023). AVALIAÇÃO DA DECLARAÇÃO FLORESTAL DE 2023. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023ExecSummary_PT.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. AVALIAÇÃO DA DECLARAÇÃO FLORESTAL DE 2023. 2023. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023ExecSummary_PT.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2023avaliao, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{AVALIAÇÃO DA DECLARAÇÃO FLORESTAL DE 2023}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2023}, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023ExecSummary_PT.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }