Forest Declaration Assessment 2030 GLOBAL FOREST VISION

The 2030 Global Forest Vision provides a framework for governments to accelerate progress toward 2030 forest goals through actions in national planning, trade, finance, land rights, and governance. It emphasizes the need for integrated climate and biodiversity plans, the scaling of finance via mechanisms like the Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF) and REDD+, and the recognition of Indigenous and local community land rights. The report also calls for financial regulators to address forest-related risks, the repurposing of harmful agricultural subsidies, and the restructuring of sovereign debt to value natural capital.

• Governments are urged to integrate forest goals into national climate and biodiversity plans, specifically by finalizing third Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs 3.0), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) in 2025.
• The report advocates for the promotion of legal and deforestation-, conversion-, and degradation-free (DCF) trade, noting that less than one third of forest conversion for agricultural production currently complies with national laws.
• There is a critical need to scale up forest finance, including through the Brazilian-led Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF) and increasing the value of jurisdictional REDD+ payments, which currently range from USD 5-10 per metric ton of CO2 equivalent, well below the estimated need of USD 30-50.
• Securing land rights for Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendent Peoples, and local communities (IPs, ADPs, and LCs) is highlighted as essential, with an estimated annual requirement of USD 1 billion for rights recognition.
• Financial regulators and central banks should establish expectations for financial institutions to disclose deforestation-free targets and integrate forest-related risks into their risk management and capital frameworks.
• The document calls for the repurposing of approximately USD 470 billion in annual agricultural subsidies that harm forests and other natural ecosystems.
• Strengthening land-use governance is required, including the protection of environmental and human rights defenders and the implementation of the Escazu Agreement and Aarhus Convention.
• Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) should lead efforts to restructure or cancel sovereign debt for Global South countries, incorporating natural capital as assets in debt management frameworks.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2025). Forest Declaration Assessment 2030 GLOBAL FOREST VISION. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2030Vision-2025Actions.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. Forest Declaration Assessment 2030 GLOBAL FOREST VISION. 2025. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2030Vision-2025Actions.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2025forest, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{Forest Declaration Assessment 2030 GLOBAL FOREST VISION}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2030Vision-2025Actions.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }