FORESTS FORWARD IMPACT REPORT 2025

The Forests Forward Impact Report 2025 details the outcomes of a WWF programme that partners with 26 companies across 9 sectors in 23 countries to transition from forest extraction to conservation and regeneration. Key achievements include the management of 2.679 million hectares of tropical forests, with 75% being FSC certified, and the implementation of large-scale landscape projects in Brazil, Viet Nam, and the Congo Basin. The programme focuses on three action areas: responsible sourcing, improving forest management, and financing forest landscapes, while emphasizing the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in forest stewardship.

• Forests Forward partners are improving the management of 2,679,000 hectares of tropical forest areas, of which 75% are currently FSC certified.
• The programme operates across 23 countries with 26 partners from 9 different sectors to implement nature-based solutions and responsible sourcing.
• In the Congo Basin, Interholco's 1.16 million hectares of concessions achieved a first for the region by receiving FSC Ecosystem Services certification for biodiversity, protecting great apes and forest elephants.
• In Brazil's Atlantic Forest, a blended finance strategy involving five Forests Forward partners is being used to restore native forests, including over 500 hectares in the Upper Parana, Mantiqueira and Serra do Mar areas.
• Corporate transparency is being advanced through initiatives such as IKEA's 2023 release of a public global wood supply map, the first of its kind in the sector, covering 14.9 million cubic metres of wood used in financial year 2024.
• The programme supports Indigenous-led and community-based reforestation, such as the Secwépemcúl’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society in Canada, which has planted over 1.1 million trees across 677 hectares since 2021.
• WWF has developed technical tools to enable corporate compliance and risk management, including the Wood Risk Tool for illegal logging and a guide for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

APA

WWF International (2025). FORESTS FORWARD IMPACT REPORT 2025. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/374/4cvkjbhxp9_forests_forward_impact_report_final_19_june.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. FORESTS FORWARD IMPACT REPORT 2025. 2025. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/374/4cvkjbhxp9_forests_forward_impact_report_final_19_june.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2025forests, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{FORESTS FORWARD IMPACT REPORT 2025}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2025}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/374/4cvkjbhxp9_forests_forward_impact_report_final_19_june.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }