State of the world's forests 2015

Why africas forests are important for its people, for. While forest area change dominates public use of the fra, the state of. Jul 06, 2018 forests and trees are key for a sustainable future. As countries race to protect their forests, they must also protect the vital mangrove ecosystems along their coastlines. State of the worlds forests 2011 regenerating forests in. State of the worlds forests 2005 will provide policymakers, foresters, academics and other interested readers with the most uptodate information and views on emerging issues in the sector today. The state of the world s forests reports on the status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector. As underscored at the paris climate agreement in 2015, forests and trees play a crucial role in determining the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Posted on march 21, 2019 in frontiers announcements, top news. This is taken from fao 2012 the state of the world s forests. It makes current, reliable and policyrelevant information widely available to facilitate informed discussion and decisionmaking with regard to the world s forests.

In its annual state of the worlds forests report, fao is calling for urgent action to sustain the planets forests, and the livelihoods that depend on them. Wwf s living forests report is part of an ongoing conversation with partners, policymakers, and businesses about how to protect, conserve, sustainably use, and govern the worlds forests in the 21st century. Pursue excellence in the management of state park and forest. State of the worlds forests 2016 shows that some countries have been able to reconcile the aspirations of the different sectors, increasing the agricultural productivity and food security of their populations while also halting and even reversing deforestation. In 1997, the world resources institute recorded that only 20% of the world s original forests remained in large intact tracts of undisturbed forest. State of the worlds forests 2016 was coordinated by e. Much of the reports information also looks at trends in the worlds forests over. These are only some of the main conclusions of the state of europes forests 2015 report, which was launched at the 7 th forest europe ministerial conference, held in madrid, spain, on 20221 october 2015. Experts say this increased demand will invariably come at a cost to the worlds forests, which are cleared to make way for agriculture and livestock areas. Fao the state of the worlds forests report on calendar. Pennsylvania state forests are certified by scientific certification systems under the forest stewardship council fsc standards. Mangrove forests require urgent research, management, public attention, and rehabilitation.

Forests and trees are key for a sustainable future. State of the worlds forests 2014 enhancing the socioeconomic benefits from forests across the world, forests, trees on farms, and agroforestry systems play a crucial role in the livelihoods of rural people by providing employment, energy, nutritious foods and a wide range of other goods and ecosystem services. Forests and agriculture land use challenges and opportunities identifies more than 20 countries that have maintained or. Fao publishes new state of the worlds forests report. May 28, 2018 the reason why most people labor under a misapprehension about the state of the worlds forests is that news stories often ignore afforestation. The food and agriculture organization of the united nations is publishing its state of the worlds forests sofo report on 2 february 2011, to coincide with the launch of the international year. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. To learn more about the states natural resources and what you can do to help protect and enjoy them, log onto.

Jul 18, 2016 a new study from fao the state of the worlds forests 2016. It makes current, reliable and policyrelevant information widely available to facilitate informed discussion and decisionmaking with regard to the worlds forests. The forest stewardship council is an independent organization supporting environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and worlds forests. Percentage data was calculated using information from the cias world factbook 2011. The global forest resources assessment fra, coordinated by fao, found that the worlds forest area decreased from 31. The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Trees and forests key to a sustainable future, says fao. The state of the worlds forests reports on the status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector. Rural 21 the international journal for rural development. How to save indonesias mangroves world economic forum. In much of the so called developed world, this assertion of. These crucial forests, which serve over a billion of the worlds people and provide a home for more than half of the. A very important publication by the fao on the topic are the state of the worlds forests that is available here. Kindly return to this website on monday, 7 september 2015.

Fao acknowledges with gratitude the contributions of the governments of canada, finland, japan, the united states of america and the european union for financial support during the. The fsc is an independent organization supporting environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the worlds forests. Managing forests in a sustainable way, halting deforestation and restoring degraded forests around the world are actions that are urgently required in order to avoid potentially damaging consequences for the planet, according to the latest state of the worlds forests sofo report published by fao on 6 july. This article is a list of countries by forest area. The myth of deforestation foundation for economic education. State of europes forests 2015 report forest europe. Sep, 2017 mangrove forests require urgent research, management, public attention, and rehabilitation. Importance of forests in small island developing states. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.

The congo basin and east africa alone are each projected to lose 12 million ha, the, and africa of. State of the worlds forests sofo 2016 shows that it is possible to. Only onefifth of the earths original forests remain pristine and undisturbed. The forests of the world are in serious trouble, scientists. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. More so than previous fras, the fra of 2015 paints a broadly positive picture of the state of the worlds forests. Rri to track ownership and control of the worlds forests, and expands that research to identify lands that are owned and controlled by local. The fao will release a new report on the state of the worlds forests in september of 2015.

Integrated landuse planning is the key to balancing land uses. Climate and sea level have drastically altered mangrove distribution since their appearance in the geological record. The spatial forest coverage is assessed from the copernicus global land cover 2015 dataset accessed in july 2019 and 21 global ecological zones gez. There are also many natural factors that can cause changes in forests over time including forest fires, insects, diseases, weather, competition between species, etc. Deforestation is a serious issue facing many of the worlds forests. But we dont need a decline in the rate at which we are losing the worlds forests. The state of the worlds forests sofo 2016 shows that it is possible to increase agricultural productivity and food security while halting or even reversing deforestation, highlighting the.

This report identifies 11 regions that will account for more than 80 percent of projected deforestation between 2010 and 2030. If nothing is done, we could lost up to 656,000 square miles of forests an area more than twice the size of texas. Forests cover approximately 30 percent of the worlds land area, and about onethird of the u. Incorporated as a notforprofit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in geneva, switzerland, the forum is tied to no political. Port clinton tract recreation care for the land port clinton. Nasa firstofitskind map depicts global forest heights. As the demand for agricultural products, natural resources, and land for development increases, it.

Thats 290,000 square kilometers or an area almost the size of italy or the state of nevada. Jan 24, 2018 according to the united nations food and agriculture organization, forests cover approximately 31 percent of the worlds land surface, or 9. To understand what zndd would mean in practice, wwf developed the living forests model. State of the worlds forests archives cifor forests news. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

State of the worlds forests world resources institute. Indeed, it is envisaged that during the conference. The worlds response to climate change in terms of adaptation, mitigation and resilience must focus more on forests. Forest researchers are belatedly coming to grips with the problem. State of the worlds forests 2016 sofo india environment portal. In celebration of the international day of forests, commemorated worldwide on 21 march, field chief editor of frontiers in forests and global change reflects on the state of the worlds forests and how little or how much we understand them. The year 2015 also featured the xiv world forestry. Covering almost onethird of the worlds land area, forests provide shelter to over 80% of all terrestrial biodiversity united nations, 2015. The state of the worlds forest biodiversity get the cifor publications update cifor publishes over 400 publications every year on forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy, agroforestry and much more in multiple languages. Every couple of years, the food and agriculture organization of the united nationsfao publishes a series of reports under the name of the state of the worlds forests sofo. This years report focuses on the theme faces of forestry and features the innovative ways people work and learn in forests. In contrast, contemporary mangrove dynamics are driven. But the problem is that they give out very different and irreconcilable messages about the state of the worlds forests.

Forests are dynamic ecosystems vital to sustaining humans, biodiversity, and environmental services worldwide food and agriculture organization of the united nations, 2016a. The following years have seen a slight decline in the rate of tree cover loss. Forest resources assessment of 2015 shows positive global trends. Oldgrowth features include diverse treerelated structures that provide diverse wildlife habitat that. The forests of our planet are increasingly more at risk and their total surface is decreasing day by day, with serious consequences for climate, populations and biodiversity. State of the worlds forests 2016 fao food and agriculture. Globally, nearly 85 percent of forested land is publicly owned. This is the key message of the faos flagship publication the state of the worlds forests sofo, presented today at the opening of the 23d session of the fao committee on forestry cofo. In the 1990s, the worlds forested area declined by about 2. The 2018 edition identifies actions that can be taken to increase the contributions of forests and trees that are necessary. This coincides with the opening of the 22 nd session of the fao committee on forestry cofo and the world forest week. State of europes forests 2015 report covers forest europe signatories structured around the paneuropean set of criteria and indicators mainly based on the data provided by the governments additional information has been also provided by several international data providers, namely icpforests, ecjrc, bioversity international.

An oldgrowth forest also termed primary forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, late seral forest, or forest primeval is a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance and thereby exhibits unique ecological features and might be classified as a climax community. Using nasa satellite data, scientists have produced a firstofits kind map that details the height of the worlds forests. Half of the forests that originally covered 46% of the earths land surface are gone. He and his colleagues found that only 27 percent of forest loss between 2001 and 2015 met their definition of permanent, with the land taken mainly for. Logging, mining, and agricultural concessions data transparency. Glossary words are dened on page 6061 59 natural inquirer worlds forests third edition worlds forests third edition summary faos report, as well as this journal based on faos report, summarizes the state of the worlds forests in 2015. A new study from fao the state of the worlds forests 2016. Food and agriculture organization of the united nations, 2014. The analysis scheme and data products were designed to support the indicator forest fragmentation in the state of the worlds forests sofo report 2020. Satellite data reveals state of the worlds mangrove forests.

When it released its state of the worlds forests 2018 report in july, the u. Forest service, over 44 percent of forested land in the country is publicly owned, although it varies by region. The spatial forest coverage is derived from the copernicus global land cover 2015 dataset accessed in. Sdgs agreed by countries in 2015 are integrated and indivisible. It is now critical that steps be taken to work more effectively with the private sector, and the informal forest sector must be transformed in order to bring. The destruction of the worlds forests is accelerating climate. According to faos state of the worlds forests 2014 report, despite a significant proportion of the worlds population depending on forest products to meet their basic needs, such as shelter and energy, these socioeconomic benefits are not adequately addressed in forest and other relevant policies. Fao, state of the worlds forests publications office of the eu. Jul 18, 2016 the state of the worlds forests sofo 2016 shows that it is possible to increase agricultural productivity and food security while halting or even reversing deforestation, highlighting the. They provide raw materials, maintain biodiversity, protect land and water resources, and play a role in climate change mitigation. The state of the worlds forests sofo 2016 shows that it is possible to increase agricultural productivity and food security while halting or even reversing deforestation, highlighting the successful efforts of costa rica, chile, the gambia, georgia, ghana, tunisia and viet nam. Oct 09, 2018 so how are we to decide what progress, if any, is being made to end the loss of the worlds forests, and whether promises by governments and corporations to end deforestation are on target. This is the key message of the fao s flagship publication the state of the world s forests sofo, presented today at the opening of the 23d session of the fao committee on forestry cofo. In about half of the world, there is net reforestation and, as matt ridley puts it, this isnt happening despite economic development, but because of it.

Tropical forests may be vanishing even faster than previously thought. Infographic shows new, key statistics on the state of africa s forests that you need to know. May 30, 2016 the studies aimed to model the areas covered by regrowth forests across the lowlands of the latin american tropics in two age classes. The state of canadas forests report natural resources canada. The state of the worlds forests 2018 identifies actions that can be taken to increase the contributions of forests and trees that are necessary to accelerate progress towards the sdgs. State of the worlds forests 2016 while agriculture remains the most significant driver of global deforestation, there is an urgent need to promote more positive interactions between agriculture and forestry to build sustainable agricultural systems and improve food security. With continued data analysis, conservation, management and restoration, we can halt the loss of the worlds remaining mangrove forests and begin to reverse it. State of the worlds forests 2016 by unic canberra issuu. The dataset is very comprehensive and includes many forestry products. This is the 4 th, and so far last, edition of the report. The forest land area of north america increased from an estimated 719 million hectares ha in 2005 to more than 723 million ha in 2015 and now represents 36% of the land area in north america and 18% of the worlds forest land area fao 2016b. Experience the unequal ways communities and companies get land rights. The 2014 edition of the state of the worlds forests report also known as sofo has been released by fao, the united nations food and agriculture organization.

State of the worlds forests 2011 food and agriculture organization of the united nations the ninth biennial issue of state of the worlds forests, published at the outset of 2011, the international year of forests, considers the theme changing pathways, changing lives. Forests are heavily exploited, but important efforts are being made to use and manage them more sustainably. This post has been written by itziar aguinaga gil and was orginally published at efis resilience blog. Types of places listed include the entire planet, continents, regions, countries, provinces, states, and territories. Oct 31, 2018 when it released its state of the worlds forests 2018 report in july, the u. Fao the state of the worlds forests sofo united nations. State of the forest 2015 available online the forests of the congo basin forests and climate change download. Integrated landuse planning is the key to balancing land uses, underpinned by the right policy instruments to promote both sustainable forests and agriculture.

These documents compile current information on key issues concerning the forest. Intertidal mangrove forests are a dynamic ecosystem experiencing rapid changes in extent and habitat quality over geological history, today and into the future. In addition, it is worthwhile noting that although tropical forests contain more than 50 percent of the worlds terrestrial biodiversity. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. State of the worlds forests enhancing the socioeconomic benefits from forests. Pennsylvania state forests are certified to fsc standards. Weve been tracking our journey toward sustainable forest management for 28 years.

A new, holistic concept of forests will make them more attractive to donors and investors and ensure that they benefit all people, especially those most in need. The studies aimed to model the areas covered by regrowth forests across the lowlands of the latin american tropics in two age classes. State of the worlds forests sofo 2016 shows that it is possible to increase agricultural productivity and food security while halting or even reversing deforestation, highlighting the successful efforts of costa rica, chile, the gambia, georgia, ghana, tunisia and viet nam. The state of the worlds urban forests european forum. It includes several datasets for countries and world regions since 1961.