RAPPORT DES SIGNATAIRES DE LA DÉCLARATION DE NEW YORK SUR LES FORÊTS

This report evaluates the progress of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) five years after its inception. It finds that despite increased awareness and technological monitoring, global deforestation has accelerated, and most 2020 targets will be missed. The document highlights a critical gap in funding, where investments driving deforestation vastly outweigh those for conservation. It emphasizes that indigenous land rights and strong political will are essential prerequisites for success, while corporate progress is stalled by supply chain complexity. The report calls for a paradigm shift toward 'green finance' and nature-based solutions to align forest protection with global climate and sustainable development goals.

• Global forest loss has accelerated significantly since the 2014 signing of the New York Declaration on Forests, with tropical primary forest loss increasing by 44% compared to the 2002-2013 baseline, rising from 3 to 4.3 million hectares per year.
• The world is not on track to meet collective forest goals; specifically, less than one-fifth of the Bonn Challenge restoration goal has been achieved, and very few companies are expected to meet their 2020 deforestation-free supply chain commitments.
• There is a massive disparity between financial investments that drive deforestation and those that protect forests; since 2010, 777 billion USD was spent on drivers of forest loss, while only 20 billion USD was spent on protection, restoration, and sustainable development.
• Indigenous peoples and local communities are critical guardians of forest carbon, holding over 50% of the planet's land and a quarter of the world's natural carbon stock, yet much of this land lacks official recognition or legal title.
• Governance and political will are identified as both the primary enabling conditions and the primary obstacles to progress. Challenges include corruption, lack of transparency, and the instability caused by changes in government administrations.
• Nature-based solutions provide significant societal benefits, including food and water security and climate mitigation, but these values are often ignored by governments and companies that prioritize short-term profit.
• Effective forest protection requires a paradigm shift in finance, moving from 'grey finance' to 'green finance' and redirecting harmful agricultural subsidies toward conservation and the recognition of indigenous land rights.

APA

DeSantis, N., Ervin, J., Craig, M., Marx, M., Paz, C., & Kantcheva, N. (2019). RAPPORT DES SIGNATAIRES DE LA DÉCLARATION DE NEW YORK SUR LES FORÊTS. Forest Declaration Assessment. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NYDF-Endorser-Perspectives-Report_FR-low-res.pdf

Chicago

DeSantis, Nicole, Jamison Ervin, Madeline Craig, Meredith Marx, Clea Paz, and Nina Kantcheva. RAPPORT DES SIGNATAIRES DE LA DÉCLARATION DE NEW YORK SUR LES FORÊTS. Forest Declaration Assessment, 2019. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NYDF-Endorser-Perspectives-Report_FR-low-res.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{desantis2019rapport, author = {DeSantis, Nicole and Ervin, Jamison and Craig, Madeline and Marx, Meredith and Paz, Clea and Kantcheva, Nina}, title = {{RAPPORT DES SIGNATAIRES DE LA DÉCLARATION DE NEW YORK SUR LES FORÊTS}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NYDF-Endorser-Perspectives-Report_FR-low-res.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }