Resume a l’intention des decideurs politiques : Évaluation de la Déclaration sur les Forêts de 2024

The 2024 assessment finds that global goals to end deforestation and forest degradation by 2030 remain out of reach, with 6.37 million hectares of forest permanently lost in 2023. While some progress is noted in countries like Brazil and Indonesia, global pressures from unsustainable production—particularly agriculture and mining—persist. The report highlights a critical gap between 'green' and 'grey' financing, noting that environmentally harmful subsidies far outweigh investments in forest protection. It also emphasizes the ongoing struggle for indigenous land rights and the increasing threat of human-induced forest fires. The document recommends a radical shift in consumption patterns, the reallocation of harmful subsidies, and the implementation of rights-based governance to protect global forest ecosystems.

• Global targets to end deforestation and forest degradation by 2030 are not being met; in 2023, 6.37 million hectares of forests were permanently lost worldwide.
• Tropical primary forests are disappearing at a rate 38% higher than what is required to stay on track for the 2030 goals, resulting in irreversible losses of carbon and biodiversity.
• Unsustainable production of agricultural commodities and minerals remains the primary driver of deforestation, with the EU and China accounting for approximately 40% of total deforestation linked to direct trade in agricultural products between 2020 and 2022.
• There is a massive disparity between 'green' and 'grey' financing; governments have spent only $2.4 billion annually on green forest financing since 2010, compared to up to $1 trillion annually in grey financing for potentially harmful activities.
• Indigenous peoples and local communities face severe violence and land dispossession, with 196 land and environmental defenders killed in 2023.
• Forest fires, described as human-induced disasters rather than natural phenomena, are creating a vicious cycle that reduces forest resilience and complicates the achievement of 2030 goals.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2024). Resume a l’intention des decideurs politiques : Évaluation de la Déclaration sur les Forêts de 2024. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024SPM_FR.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. Resume a l’intention des decideurs politiques : Évaluation de la Déclaration sur les Forêts de 2024. 2024. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024SPM_FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2024resume, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{Resume a l’intention des decideurs politiques : Évaluation de la Déclaration sur les Forêts de 2024}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2024}, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024SPM_FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }