One year ago, 141 governments signed the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use committing to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. Only eight years remain to achieve these twin goals, and recent data suggests we are not yet on track to succeed. Information gaps remain on the effectiveness of actions to achieve global and national pledges, and their impacts on the environment and social justice.

In this panel we will share the most recent findings from civil society-lead assessments of progress at the global level and in the Congo Basin region. We will discuss what role stakeholder groups play in tracking progress; how progress tracking enables accountability; what metrics are most appropriate to assess progress; and how to overcome gaps in available information. This side event will take stock and look forward: Participants will review information systems at work and their reliability, and what they tell us about progress in forest climate mitigation, with a particular focus on the Congo Basin.

Simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Spanish will be available.

Welcome and introductions

Moderator

Arild Angelsen

Norwegian University of Life Sciences and CIFOR-ICRAF senior associate

Are we on track to meet 2030 forest goals?

• From New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) to Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use (GLD) – tracking global progress (view presentation)
  Dr. Charlotte Streck, Climate Focus
• Progress towards NYDF and GLD – Lessons learnt from the Congo Basin (view presentation)
  Dr. Richard Eba’a Atyi, CIFOR-ICRAF
• Safeguards, tracking and course correction
  Dr. Anne Larson, CIFOR-ICRAF

Speakers

Charlotte Streck

Co-founder and Lead Consultant, Climate Focus

Richard Eba'a Atyi

Emeritus Principal Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF

Anne Larson

Team Leader, Governance, equity and well-being, CIFOR-ICRAF

Tracking progress and implementing forest protections in the Congo Basin

Speakers

Marie Tamoifonkom

Youth Network for Central African Forests (REJEFAC)

Solange Bandiaky-Badji

Coordinator, Rights & Resources Initiative (RRI)

Dyveke Rogan

Deputy Director, Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative

Victor Kabengele

Ministry of Environment, Democratic Republic of Congo

Moderator

Marion Ferrat

Climate Focus

Closing remarks

Moderator