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This executive summary evaluates global progress toward the 2030 goals of stopping and reversing deforestation and degradation. It highlights a critical gap between current financial investments and the scale of the crisis, noting that while some countries and companies show leadership, global trends remain alarming, with significant losses in primary tropical forests and a lack of transparency in restoration and corporate reporting.

The 2023 Forest Declaration Assessment executive summary reports that the world is off track to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030, citing a 2022 global gross deforestation of 6.6 million hectares. While some countries and regions, such as tropical Asia, show progress, the report highlights a critical lack of funding, transparency, and accountability among governments, companies, and financial institutions.

The 2023 Forest Declaration Assessment provides recommendations for governments, companies, and financial institutions to shift the global forest trajectory toward the 2030 forest goals. It emphasizes the need for a radical transformation of economic models, increased data transparency, the redirection of finance from harmful to protective activities, and the adoption of rights-based governance that prioritizes Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

This document is an annex to the 2022 Regional Assessment by the Forest Declaration Assessment, focusing on tracking progress toward forest goals in the Congo Basin. It details a monitoring framework consisting of 50 indicators across four themes—forest goals, sustainable production and development, forest financing, and forest governance—and provides a comparative summary of the laws, governing entities, and policies used to address deforestation in Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo.

This document is a regional annex to the 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment, focusing on the Congo Basin. It details a comprehensive evaluation framework consisting of 50 indicators across four themes—forest goals, sustainable production and development, forest finance, and forest governance—designed to monitor progress in forest legality and governance based on Chatham House methodology.

The 2022 Regional Assessment by the Forest Declaration Assessment evaluates progress toward ending deforestation and land degradation by 2030 in the Congo Basin. While the region has historically low deforestation rates and serves as the tropics' largest net carbon sink, 2021 saw a jump in forest loss. The report highlights a gap between high-level political commitments and concrete implementation, noting that only Gabon and the Republic of the Congo are currently on track to meet the required annual reduction in forest cover loss.

This executive summary from the 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment evaluates progress toward ending deforestation in the Congo Basin. It highlights a concerning increase in forest loss in 2021, the critical role of the region as a global carbon sink, and the systemic governance and financial gaps that hinder the achievement of 2030 targets.

The 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment evaluates global progress toward the 2030 goals of halting deforestation and restoring 350 million hectares of degraded land. The report concludes that no global indicator is currently on track to meet these targets, noting that while some regional progress exists, radical transformations in finance, governance, and production are required to shift the global forest trajectory.

The October 2022 Executive Summary of the Forest Declaration Assessment evaluates global progress toward the 2030 goals of ending natural forest loss and degradation and restoring 350 million hectares of degraded forest land. The report concludes that no global indicator is currently on track to meet these targets, highlighting significant gaps in financing, corporate accountability, and governance.

The 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment executive summary evaluates global progress toward the 2030 goals of ending deforestation and restoring 350 million hectares of degraded land. The report concludes that the world is not on track to meet these targets, noting that global deforestation rates decreased only modestly in 2021 and that financial investments for forest protection remain critically insufficient.

This executive summary from the 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment evaluates global progress toward the 2030 goals of ending deforestation and restoring 350 million hectares of degraded land. The report concludes that the world is not on track to meet these targets, noting that no single global indicator is currently aligned with the 2030 objectives. It analyzes four key themes: fundamental forest goals, sustainable production and development, forest finance, and forest governance.

The 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment is a civil society-led independent evaluation of progress toward global goals to stop deforestation and restore 350 million hectares of degraded land by 2030. The report concludes that the world is not currently on track to meet these targets, highlighting significant gaps in funding, governance, and corporate action across the agricultural, extractive, and infrastructure sectors.

The 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment executive summary evaluates global progress toward the 2030 goals of halting deforestation and restoring 350 million hectares of degraded land. It concludes that no single global indicator is currently on track to meet these targets, highlighting critical gaps in finance, corporate action, and governance.

The October 2022 Theme 1 report by the Forest Declaration Assessment evaluates global progress toward two primary 2030 goals: ending the loss and degradation of natural forests and restoring 350 million hectares of degraded landscapes and forestlands. The report concludes that no global indicator is currently on track to meet these targets, though it identifies regional variations and specific country successes.

The 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment Theme 4 report evaluates global forest governance systems and their capacity to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030. It finds that while some countries have implemented effective legal tools like moratoria and inclusive policies, overall progress is insufficient, with persistent issues including widespread corruption, tenure insecurity for Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and the rollback of environmental protections in several major tropical forest nations.

This policy brief evaluates progress toward the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) goal of eliminating deforestation from agricultural commodities. It reports that while commodity-driven deforestation rates have declined since a 2016 peak, the 2020 target for ending agriculture-driven deforestation was not met, and current rates remain similar to those seen before 2014.

Infrastructure and extractive industries act as catalysts for deforestation by opening access to intact forests. Despite representing a smaller share of direct forest loss than agriculture, their indirect impacts are vast, driven by massive planned investments in roads and economic corridors. While some high-level policy alignments and financial safeguards have emerged, the document argues that a fundamental realignment of economic incentives and stronger enforcement of IPLC rights and environmental regulations are required to achieve forest protection goals.

This policy brief evaluates progress toward Goal 8 of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), which focuses on providing financial support to reduce forest emissions. It highlights a massive gap between the estimated annual funding needed to protect and restore forests (USD 45 to 460 billion) and current funding (USD 2.4 billion), while noting that deforestation-linked subsidies exceed USD 10 billion per year. While the document identifies growth in green finance, REDD+ commitments, and the availability of risk-assessment tools, it warns that systemic barriers—such as perverse economic incentives and a lack of transparency in financial institutions—continue to hinder transformational change.

This report evaluates progress toward Goal 9 of the New York Declaration on Forests, which focuses on rewarding countries and jurisdictions that reduce forest emissions through results-based finance and private-sector sourcing.

This report assesses progress toward Goal 5 of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), which aims to restore and maintain 350 million hectares of landscapes and forestlands by 2030. It highlights a significant gap between political commitments and actual implementation, noting that previous targets were not met and that monitoring remains technically challenging.