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

The document introduces the 'Forest Footprint for Cities' methodology, which connects city-level consumption and international trade to global tropical and subtropical deforestation. By quantifying the hectares of forest lost and the resulting CO2 emissions embodied in urban products, the method aims to make the external impacts of city governance and sustainability planning visible, enabling cities to join national and private sector efforts in reducing deforestation.

• The methodology functions by linking global estimates of tropical and subtropical deforestation caused by agricultural production to city consumption and commodity-specific international trade.

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} }