Abstract:
Against the backdrop of the Glasgow
Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use and the pledge of 140 countries to
eliminate forest loss by 2030 and to support restoration and sustainable
forestry, the 2022 edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) explores
the potential of three forest pathways for achieving green recovery and
tackling multidimensional planetary crises, including climate change and
biodiversity loss.
The three interrelated pathways are
halting deforestation and maintaining forests; restoring degraded lands and
expanding agroforestry; and sustainably using forests and building green value
chains. The balanced, simultaneous pursuit of these pathways can generate
sustainable economic and social benefits for countries and their rural
communities, help sustainably meet increasing global demand for materials, and
address environmental challenges.
The State of the World’s Forests 2022
presents evidence on the feasibility and value of these pathways and outlines
initial steps that could be taken to further pursue them. There is no time to
lose – action is needed now to keep the global temperature increase below 1.5
°C, reduce the risk of future pandemics, ensure food security and nutrition for
all, eliminate poverty, conserve the planet’s biodiversity and offer young
people hope of a better world and a better future for all.
https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9360en