At the start of this year’s UN Forum on Forests, the United Nations will launch the Global Forest Goals Report 2026, the latest global assessment of progress towards the six Global Forest Goals and 26 targets of the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests 2017–2030.
With less than five years remaining to 2030, the report provides current evidence on progress, gaps and the urgent need to scale up action to halt deforestation, restore degraded lands and advance sustainable forest management. It underscores the critical role of forests in supporting climate stability, biodiversity, the livelihoods of over a billion people and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Drawing on voluntary national reports and the latest forest-related global data, the report also identifies key gaps in finance, governance and data and sets out policy recommendations to accelerate action in the final years leading to 2030.
