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The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF)

The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a political declaration calling for global action to protect and restore forests. It offers a common, multi-stakeholder framework for forest action, consolidating various initiatives and objectives that drive forest protection, restoration, and sustainable use. Adopted in 2014, the NYDF is the major reference point for global forest action.

The NYDF established ten shared global goals; including halting natural forest loss by 2030, restoring 350 million hectares of degraded land, improving forest governance, scaling up forest finance, and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. Endorsed by more than 200 governments, companies, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, and civil society groups, the NYDF became a major global reference point for collective forest action throughout the 2010s.

Activity period 2014–present
Last CoAct update 2025
Web URL https://forestdeclaration.org/
Output effectiveness
0.58
Accountability Index
0.65
Inclusiveness Index
0.51
Num. actors 220
Functions Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Technical implementation, Institutional capacity building, Campaigning, Participatory management, Training, Policy planning
SDGs 12 13 15 17
Themes land use
Policy focus Mainly mitigation
Sectors Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Implementation countries Argentina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Dominican Republic (the), Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guinea, Guyana, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Korea (the Republic of), Liberia, Lithuania, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines (the), Slovenia, Sweden, Thailand, Togo, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the), Viet Nam, International
Target Target type
Achieving the initiatives outcomes could reduce emissions by 4.5-8.8 billion tons per year by 2030 Emission reduction target
Total mitigation of 2500 MtCO2e by 2030 Emission reduction target
At least halve the rate of loss of natural forests globally by 2020 and strive to end natural forest loss by 2030 Area target