The Forest Factor

Forests are a crucial element in most of the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework. The Collaborative Partnership on Forests is a strong ally and advocate for countries to implement those forest-related targets. It is using its convening power to heighten the political commitment and scale up on-the-ground actions by facilitating cross-sectoral collaboration, supporting improved, coherent policy responses, and further integrating forest actions into relevant development plans and strategies.

The purpose of this report, developed in partnership with members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, is to highlight the role of the conservation of forest biodiversity and sustainable forest management (SFM) in achieving the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The report i) discusses the threats to forest biodiversity relative to recent global and regional trends and data on the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of forests and ii) identifies pathways (policies and recommended actions) to improve the implementation of the KMGBF in forests. It summarizes key analytical information and data and suggests recommendations for various stakeholders to: (i) assist governments to main- stream or update forest-related policies and commitments as planned in their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), (ii) assist organizations and businesses to align their policies and practices with the KMGBF to reduce impacts on biodiversity, and (iii) pro- vides increased understanding of the relationship between sustaining biodiversity and the associated goods and ser-vices from forests.

© 2024, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Available for download at:  https://www.cbd.int/forest/doc/forest-factor-en.pdf