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Forest 500 annual report 2024 – A decade of deforestation data

Every year, Global Canopy’s Forest 500 report assesses the most influential companies and financial institutions on the strength and implementation of their publicly available commitments on deforestation, habitat conversion, and the associated human rights abuses.

After 10 years and 1.3 million data points charting the companies and financial institutions most exposed to tropical deforestation, conversion of natural ecosystems and associated human rights abuses, ‘Forest 500: A Decade of Deforestation Data’ sets out 10 lessons for enabling and accelerating action.

Forest 500 annual report 2024 launch webinar

Every year, Global Canopy’s Forest 500 report assesses the most influential companies and financial institutions on the strength and implementation of their publicly available commitments on deforestation, habitat conversion, and the associated human rights abuses.

On Tuesday 27 February 2024, Global Canopy’s Forest 500 released it’s 10th annual report, ‘Forest 500: A Decade of Deforestation Data’. Watch the launch webinar to hear the latest findings from our 10th annual report and the actions we need to see going forward.

The Rainforest Tribunal

“The forest is gone – where is the money?” – on 16 August 2023, leading Indigenous representatives, environmental experts and anti-corruption activists from Malaysia gathered in Basel, Switzerland, for the Rainforest Tribunal, a symbolic event dealing with three decades of logging and grand corruption in Sarawak, Malaysia, under the regime of the recently deceased kleptocrat Abdul Taib Mahmud ("Taib"). A gripping 44-minute documentary on this unique event can now be accessed online.

The future of EU forests – A new EU Framework for Forest Monitoring and Strategic Plans

European forests are vital for preserving native wildlife and for fighting against climate change. Currently, the EU lacks some knowledge about its forests that would help to restore and protect them. The EU Framework for Forest Monitoring and Strategic Plans proposal aims to develop “an EU-wide forest observation framework” (European Commission) providing open access to the condition and management of the EU's forests.

Euractiv Virtual Conference on 20th February 2024 discussed the proposed new EU Framework for Forest Monitoring and Strategic Plans.

How could European forests best benefit from the EU forest monitoring law?

Policy paper from Fern, CAN Europe, PFPI, EEB, Ecos, Estonian Fund for Nature, FDA, France Nature Environment, Luontoliitto, Pracownia, NABU, Nagy Tavak és Vizes Élőhelyek Szövetsége, Birdlife Int & Swe, Protect the Forest, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation & Wild Europe
For decades, intensive forestry practices have meant that healthy biodiverse forests across the European
Union (EU) have been replaced with trees that resemble crops. Intensive forest management not only
degrades ecosystems, but also reduces the EU’s ability to reach its climate goals. Forest monitoring makes it possible to see what forest governance changes need to be made to improve ecosystem health.

The State Of The Forest In Canada – Seeing Through The Spin

This report challenges the official government account issued by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) each year of how forests in Canada are faring—The State of Canada’s Forests Annual Report. Drawing upon scientific evidence, data, and metrics, this report deconstructs the government’s overly positive portrayal of the Canadian forestry sector.

Towards EU climate neutrality: progress, policy gaps and opportunities

In the report 'Towards EU climate neutrality: progress, policy gaps and opportunities’, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change recommends a series of actions to put the EU on track towards climate neutrality.
Based on an assessment of more than 80 indicators, the Advisory Board found that more efforts are needed across all sectors to achieve the EU climate objectives from 2030 to 2050, and particularly in buildings, transport, agriculture and forestry.

High emissions or carbon neutral? Inclusion of “anthropogenic” forest sinks leads to underreporting of forestry emissions

Recent research has shown forest-related emissions reported in national greenhouse gas inventories are much lower than global estimates from models summarized in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. A substantial part of this discrepancy could be explained by conceptual differences in what is counted as part of the anthropogenic forest carbon sink and the way countries report on their forest harvesting sectors. With Canada as a case study.

Logging forests for fuel does not produce a climate benefit

Response by PFPI to the Aguilar et al 2022 paper on carbon impacts of the wood pellet industry (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-23870-x)