Forest Footprint for Cities: Methods for Estimating Deforestation and Associated CO2 Emissions Embodied in Products Consumed in Cities

This research paper introduces the 'Forest Footprint for Cities' methodology, designed to quantify the impact of urban consumption on tropical and subtropical deforestation and the resulting CO2 emissions occurring outside city boundaries.

• The Forest Footprint for Cities methodology links global deforestation estimates from agricultural production to international trade and city-level consumption to calculate a city's footprint in terms of CO2 emissions and hectares of embodied deforestation.
• The methodology aims to make the invisible impacts of city and metropolitan jurisdiction decisions on tropical and subtropical forests visible, facilitating the integration of consumption-based emissions into sustainability planning and city governance.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Forest Footprint for Cities: Methods for Estimating Deforestation and Associated CO2 Emissions Embodied in Products Consumed in Cities. https://www.wri.org/research/forest-footprint-cities-methods-estimating-deforestation-and-associated-co2-emissions

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Forest Footprint for Cities: Methods for Estimating Deforestation and Associated CO2 Emissions Embodied in Products Consumed in Cities. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/forest-footprint-cities-methods-estimating-deforestation-and-associated-co2-emissions.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendforest, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Forest Footprint for Cities: Methods for Estimating Deforestation and Associated CO2 Emissions Embodied in Products Consumed in Cities}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/forest-footprint-cities-methods-estimating-deforestation-and-associated-co2-emissions}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }