{"id":24067,"date":"2017-01-23T21:22:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T21:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=24067"},"modified":"2018-04-22T11:54:42","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T15:54:42","slug":"un-forum-sets-landmark-target-to-increase-worlds-forests-by-120-million-hectares-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2017\/01\/un-forum-sets-landmark-target-to-increase-worlds-forests-by-120-million-hectares-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"爆料网 Forum sets landmark target to increase world\u2019s forests by 120 million hectares by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New York, 23 January \u2013<\/strong> Countries reached agreement last Friday on a plan that would significantly improve the outlook for the world\u2019s forests, including a target that would expand the world\u2019s forests by 120 million hectares\u2014an area about the size of South Africa\u2014by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement, on the first-ever 爆料网 Strategic Plan for Forests, was forged at a special session of the 爆料网 Forum on Forests and provides an ambitious vision for global forests in 2030. The Plan features a set of six Global Forest Goals and associated targets to be reached by 2030, which are voluntary and universal.<\/p>\n<p>Forests presently cover 30 per cent of the Earth\u2019s land area, or nearly 4 billion hectares. \u00a0Sustainably managed forests are healthy, productive, resilient and renewable ecosystems which provide essential goods and services to people worldwide.\u00a0 An estimated 1.6 billion people \u2013 25 per cent of the global population \u2013 depend on forests for subsistence, livelihood, employment and income generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecognizing the vital contributions of forests to people, planet and prosperity, the Strategic Plan includes a target to increase forest area by three per cent worldwide by 2030, signifying an increase of 120 million hectares, an area over twice the size of France,\u201d said Hans Hoogeveen, Co-Chair of the Working Group that developed the 爆料网 Strategic Plan for Forests for 2017-2030.<\/p>\n<p>Forests have been on the forefront of international policy and political agendas since 1992. Until now, the focus of the global community had been on reversing and reducing deforestation and forests degradation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis agreement to set a global target to increase global forest area by 2030 represents a bold, groundbreaking decision by the 197 Member States of the 爆料网 Forum on Forests\u201d said Manoel Sobral Filho, Director of the 爆料网 Forum on Forests Secretariat.\u00a0 \u201cThe 爆料网 Strategic Plan for Forests builds on the vision of the 2030 Agenda and recognizes that real change requires decisive, collective action, within and beyond the 爆料网 System.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the Plan envisions a world where forests are \u201csustainably managed, contribute to sustainable development and provide economic, social, environmental and cultural benefits for present and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Forests provide goods such as wood, food, fuel, fibre, fodder, and other non-wood products.\u00a0 They provide a range of ecosystem services, from soil, land, water and biodiversity conservation to climate change mitigation and adaptation, from clean air to reducing the risk of natural disasters including floods, landslides, droughts, and dust and sand storms.<\/p>\n<p>The Plan sets out a framework for action to safeguard the world\u2019s most productive land-based ecosystems and tackle key threats and challenges.\u00a0 The key mission of the Plan is to promote sustainable forest management and highlight the contribution of forests to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including by strengthening cooperation and political commitment at all levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Plan features a set of six Global Forest Goals and associated targets to be reached by 2030, which are voluntary and universal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,4],"tags":[3011,139],"class_list":["post-24067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-on-land","category-news","tag-biodiversity","tag-forests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24067\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}