TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The world is not moving fast enough to achieve the Global Forest Goals by 2030, according to a United Nations report released Monday, May 11, as quoted by ANTARA.
The Global Forest Goals Report 2026 found that only seven of the 26 targets have been largely achieved, while 17 are partly on track and two are off target.
Based on voluntary national reports from 48 countries covering 51 percent of global forest cover, as well as the latest international data, the report provides an updated assessment of progress towards implementing the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 and its six Global Forest Targets.
The report revealed that the global forest area will shrink by more than 40 million hectares from 2015 to 2025. The report also highlights a major shortfall in funding for sustainable forest management.
Despite these constraints, many countries have implemented policy reforms, expanded forest restoration programs, strengthened governance, and increased international cooperation on forest protection.
However, progress remains uneven across regions. The report acknowledges improvements in protected forest areas, long-term management planning, and forest monitoring systems. However, it warns that deforestation, climate change, forest fires, pests, and illegal activities still threaten forests worldwide.
The report outlines steps to accelerate action, including halting deforestation, restoring degraded lands, expanding protected and sustainably managed forests, strengthening forest governance, closing the financing gap for sustainable forest management, and advancing innovative financing mechanisms.
The report was released at the opening of the 21st session of the UN Forum on Forests at UN Headquarters, as member states and partners gathered to advance the implementation of the Global Forest Targets.
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