Launch of new data covers 91% of the world's forests
A new analysis by RRI finds Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities have recognized rights to just 16% of forests. This is despite mounting evidence that secure tenure is vital to achieving global climate and biodiversity commitments and to sustaining the livelihoods, cultures, and self-determined economies of communities that have stewarded these forests for generations.
To meet the global goal of ending deforestation by 2030 while leaving no one behind, governments would need to recognize at least 97 million hectares of forests per year, which is more than 10x the current pace.
Explore the new analysis now in 5 languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Indonesian.
