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This document is the first chapter of 'Forests in Focus', published by the NYDF Progress Assessment. It evaluates the progress of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), noting that the 2020 target to halve deforestation was not met and highlighting the systemic drivers of forest loss, including financial investment and commodity demand, while calling for increased transparency and the inclusion of Indigenous peoples in forest management.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a collective commitment to halt natural forest loss and degradation by 2030, restore 350 million hectares of forest land, and reduce emissions to help limit global warming to 1.5°C.

This document is the first chapter of a report titled 'HUTAN DALAM FOKUS', published by the Forest Declaration Assessment. It discusses the goals and shortcomings of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDf), highlighting the drivers of deforestation and the need for systemic policy changes to protect global forests and support indigenous communities.

This document is the first chapter of a report by the Forest Declaration Assessment, a civil society initiative. It outlines the goals of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), evaluates the failure to meet its 2020 deforestation reduction targets, and identifies the economic drivers and systemic barriers preventing the protection of global forests.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a statement outlining a global vision to slow, stop, and reverse forest loss while enhancing food security. It identifies the conversion of forests for commodity production—specifically soy, palm oil, beef, and paper—as a primary driver of global deforestation and sets specific time-bound targets for forest restoration and emission reductions to limit global warming to 2°C.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a collective commitment to reduce and reverse global deforestation to mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity. It outlines specific targets for reducing natural forest loss, eliminating commodity-driven deforestation, and restoring degraded forest landscapes by 2020 and 2030.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a collective commitment to slow, stop, and reverse global forest loss to protect biodiversity, support the 1.6 billion people dependent on forests, and limit global warming to 2°C.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a statement of commitment to slow, halt, and reverse global forest loss to safeguard biodiversity and limit global warming to 2°C. The signatories pledge specific targets for reducing natural forest loss, eliminating deforestation from agricultural commodities, and restoring degraded landscapes by 2020 and 2030.

The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a collective commitment to slow, reduce, and reverse global deforestation. It outlines specific goals to be achieved by 2030, emphasizing the role of forests in biodiversity, climate regulation, and the livelihoods of indigenous peoples and local communities.

This research paper by the Green Economy Coalition argues that the Amazon is a critical global life support system facing a systemic tipping point of collapse due to deforestation. It proposes transitioning from a 'deforestation economy' to an 'inclusive bioeconomy' by scaling up people-centred activities that make forests more valuable standing than cut, using the success of the Fundação Amazonas Sustentável (FAS) as a model and proposing the creation of an Amazon Green Economy Hub.

This fact sheet describes a study titled "Recuperação Verde na Amazônia: o capital natural no centro das decisões políticas e econômicas no contexto da COVID-19," which evaluates the impact of economic stimulus measures on natural capital in the Brazilian Legal Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, part of a global initiative including France, India, and Uganda, finds that the vast majority of pandemic-related economic measures in Brazil failed to prioritize natural capital, with 87.2% of analyzed measures having a high negative impact.

This report by the Green Economy Coalition and the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) analyzes the extent to which Uganda's COVID-19 recovery packages—specifically the national budgets for FY 2020/21 and 2021/22—integrate sustainable natural capital management. The study finds a decline in natural capital responsiveness between the two budget years and recommends that all recovery measures undergo natural capital implication assessments to ensure a holistic recovery.

This report analyzes the role of protected areas (APs) in reducing fire occurrence in the MAP region (the tri-border area of Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia) between 2000 and 2020. It finds that while protected areas are significantly more effective at limiting fire and deforestation than non-protected areas, they remain vulnerable to extreme climate events and increasing human pressure from surrounding agro-pastoral activities.

This report describes a five-year interdisciplinary study, co-financed by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), on the environmental and public health impacts of the Peru-Brazil Inter-Oceanic Highway. The research highlights how the highway's construction has altered land use and rodent population dynamics, increasing the risk of zoonotic disease transmission to local human populations in Southeast Peru.

This report describes a five-year interdisciplinary study, co-funded by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), on the environmental and public health impacts of road construction in pristine rainforests, focusing primarily on the Brazil-Peru Interoceanic Highway.

This research paper describes the BEST-P initiative, a project supported by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) that examines the relationship between territorial arrangement plans and ecosystem services in three South American ecosystems. The project, involving 23 researchers from nine institutions across five countries, aims to integrate the concept of ecosystem services into land use planning to balance conservation with agricultural productivity.

This fact sheet describes the LUCIA project, which developed and validated an Agent-Based Model (MBA) to simulate malaria transmission in the western Amazon. The research demonstrates how land use changes—such as deforestation, mining, and urbanization—combined with climate dynamics, increase human vulnerability to infectious diseases transmitted by vectors like the Anopheles darlingi mosquito.

This document is a syllabus for a virtual course titled "Datos Satelitales para Monitorear el Cambio Ambiental Regional," designed by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research for Latin American scientists and researchers. The course provides theoretical and practical training in using satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine to monitor environmental changes, with a specific focus on tropical forests and environmental health in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This report, published by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), examines the multifaceted impacts of climate change across Latin America and the Caribbean. It highlights the vulnerability of rural communities, women, and artisanal fisheries, while discussing the intersection of environmental degradation, public health, and migration. The document advocates for a 'transdisciplinary' approach to science that integrates local and Indigenous knowledge into policy-making to build regional resilience.

This report, published by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (iai) and Latinoamérica21, examines the multifaceted impacts of climate change across Latin America and the Caribbean. It highlights the vulnerability of rural women, the disruption of education by extreme weather, and the drivers of climate-induced migration. The document advocates for a transition toward transdisciplinary science and participatory governance, particularly in water management and public health, to address the socio-ecological crises of the Anthropocene.