Measures to Enhance Forest Conservation and Reduce Deforestation

The report analyzes deforestation policies in five producing countries—Costa Rica, Gabon, Indonesia, Peru, and Rwanda—to identify successful strategies for forest conservation. It highlights seven key success factors for governments in the Global South, including the use of tailored measure combinations, targeting high-risk areas, and leveraging both public and private funding. Additionally, it examines how voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) can complement legal regulations to help private sector actors reach net-zero emissions, though it notes that limited alignment and low corporate uptake currently hinder their impact.

• Governments are more successful in preserving and restoring forests when they employ a multifaceted approach that includes tailoring measures to local contexts, targeting high-risk areas, recognizing the economic and environmental value of forests, and supporting producers' compliance.
• Effective forest conservation requires engaging diverse actors, mobilizing both public and private sector funding, utilizing physical and digital monitoring systems, and integrating voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) to support policy measures.
• While voluntary standards and initiatives for carbon management can address gaps in climate regulations, their overall impact is limited by a lack of alignment between standards and insufficient adoption by companies.

APA

Jose,, F. S. L. O. (2024). Measures to Enhance Forest Conservation and Reduce Deforestation. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/ssi-measures-enhance-forest-conservation-reduce-deforestation

Chicago

Jose,, Florencia Sarmiento,Cristina Larrea,Andreas Oeschger,Rashmi. Measures to Enhance Forest Conservation and Reduce Deforestation. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2024. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/ssi-measures-enhance-forest-conservation-reduce-deforestation.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jose2024measures, author = {Jose,, Florencia Sarmiento,Cristina Larrea,Andreas Oeschger,Rashmi}, title = {{Measures to Enhance Forest Conservation and Reduce Deforestation}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2024}, month = feb, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/ssi-measures-enhance-forest-conservation-reduce-deforestation}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }