Évaluation de la Déclaration sur les forêts 2025

The 2025 Forest Declaration Assessment reports that global forests remain in crisis, with 8.1 million hectares lost in 2024 and primary tropical forest losses emitting 3.1 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases. Deforestation is driven largely by permanent agriculture (86%), while forest degradation is accelerating, particularly in the Amazon. The report finds that corporate voluntary commitments are insufficient—only 3% of Forest 500 companies meet expectations—and public financing for forests (approx. $5.7 billion annually) is a fraction of the funding for harmful agricultural subsidies. Governance remains biased toward powerful interests, with 61-94% of tropical deforestation for agriculture estimated to be illegal. The assessment calls for systemic changes, including mandatory regulations, integrated landscape approaches, and inclusive decision-making involving indigenous peoples and local communities.

• Global forests remained in crisis in 2024, with approximately 8.1 million hectares lost worldwide. Primary tropical forests were particularly affected, losing 6.73 million hectares and emitting 3.1 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases. Losses in key biodiversity forest areas rose by 47% compared to the previous year, totaling 2.2 million hectares.
• Deforestation is primarily driven by permanent agriculture, which accounted for an average of 86% of global deforestation over the last decade. Additionally, forest degradation is accelerating; in 2024, 8.8 million hectares of humid tropical forests were degraded, more than double the annual level compatible with stopping degradation by 2030. The Amazon basin was notably impacted by fire-induced degradation.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2025). Évaluation de la Déclaration sur les forêts 2025. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025SPM_FR.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. Évaluation de la Déclaration sur les forêts 2025. 2025. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025SPM_FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2025valuation, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{Évaluation de la Déclaration sur les forêts 2025}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025SPM_FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }