Enhance participation in exhibitions, increases business opportunities, and allows industry association FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT 2025 Report, was released at the midpoint of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), marking 2025 as a critical turning year.

ABOUT

• Released by: Forest Declaration Platform (formerly New York Declaration on Forests Assessment Coalition).
• Supported by: Climate Focus, UNDP, UNEP, and civil society partners.
• Tracks global progress toward commitments under:
  • New York Declaration on Forests (2014)
  • Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use (2021)
  • Paris Agreement – Global Stocktake (2023)
  • UN Forum on Forests (2024)
• Reviews countries’, companies’, and communities’ efforts to end deforestation and restore degraded ecosystems.

KEY FINDINGS

• The Forest Declaration Assessment 2025 warns that global forest health remains in crisis, and countries are off-track in meeting the goal to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030.
• Global deforestation: Reached 1 million ha in 2024, exceeding the annual target of 5 million ha.
• The world is 63% off track toward halting deforestation by 2030.
• Agriculture (86%) remains the largest driver of forest loss — led by oil palm, cocoa, rubber, orchards, and pastureland.
• Forest degradation soared to 8 million ha (2024), exceeding the 2030 target by 235%.
• Wildfires are major contributors to degradation; Amazon Basin hit hardest, emitting 791 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2024.
• Mining pressure rising: 77% of global mines are within 50 km of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs); forest loss in KBAs rose by 47%.
• Illegal deforestation: Estimated 61–94% of tropical agricultural deforestation is illegal.
• Indigenous Peoples’ rights: Only 13% of customary forest lands formally recognised.

SIMILAR REPORTS   

• Global Forest Resources Assessment (FAO) – measures forest extent & carbon stocks (every 5 years).
• State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) – by FAO, UNEP, UNFF.