{"id":60626,"date":"2021-11-29T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?page_id=60626"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T12:28:20","slug":"forests-and-climate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/forests-and-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Forests and climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color\"><em>Header photo<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"> <em>\u00a9&nbsp;<\/em> <\/mark>Eutah Mizushima via Unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why forests are vitally important<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Forests provide a multitude of crucial ecosystem services to people and nature, such as climate regulation, biodiversity, food security and water supply. In addition, forests have cultural value for communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forests as ally against climate change<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Forests are also one of the most important solutions to addressing the effects of climate change. Forests absorb carbon dioxide, making them an important ally in countering greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately 2.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, one-third of the CO2 released from burning fossil fuels, is absorbed by forests every year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/forests-and-climate\/#note6062614\"><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In addition, forests protect us against the effects of climate change, such as extreme weather events, floods and droughts. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>They therefore also play a crucial role in societal adaptation to climate change. They provide critical ecosystem services, such as watershed hydrological regulation<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/forests-and-climate\/#note6062615\"><sup>[5]<\/sup><\/a>, wood and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">PROFOR (2015) What We Know about Forests and Adaptation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profor.info\/knowledge\/how-forests-enhance-resilience-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.profor.info\/knowledge\/how-forests-enhance-resilience-climate-change<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>But forests\u2019 role in climate change is two-fold: deforestation actually causes greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-primary\" id=\"block_9f12aa391aa42c2b9a1e7097dbde3d5d\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"small-12 large-offset-2 large-8\">\n    <div class=\"picture-content grid-x block\" id=\"block_446b0a4a1cb7ac5efe6d1bb543fc14e5\">\n        <span class=\"anchor-id\" id=\"\" ><\/span>\n                                    <div class=\"cell small-12 medium-6 large-6 picture-content__image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kouy-Socheat-NTFP-Cambodia-IUCN-NL.jpg&#039;)\">\n            \n                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kouy-Socheat-NTFP-Cambodia-IUCN-NL-380x300-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 380px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 380\/300;\">\n                <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"cell small-12 medium-6 large-6 picture-content__in\"> \n                <div class=\"picture-content__in--header\"><h2>Facts<\/h2><\/div>\n                <div class=\"picture-content__in--text\"><ul>\n<li>Worldwide,<strong> 1.6 billion people <\/strong>(almost 25% of the world&#8217;s population) depend on forests for their livelihood <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">UN Environment Programme: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/explore-topics\/forests\/about-forests\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.unep.org\/explore-topics\/forests\/about-forests<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over 90% <\/strong>of people who live in extreme poverty depend on forests for (part of) their livelihood<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a class=\"footnote_hard_link\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/forests-and-climate\/#note6062611\"><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote6062611\" class=\"footnote_referrer_anchor\"><\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Forests provide US $75-100 billion per year in goods and services, such as clean water and healthy soils <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">IUCN (2021): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/theme\/forests\/our-work\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/theme\/forests\/our-work<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More than 30%<\/strong> of new diseases since 1960 are attributed to land-use change, including <strong>deforestation<\/strong>.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">IPBES Pandemics Report (2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipbes.net\/pandemics\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.ipbes.net\/pandemics<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/li>\n<li>Forests are home to\u00a0<strong>80% of the world\u2019s terrestrial biodiversity <\/strong><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">IUCN Issues brief on Forests and climate change: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/resources\/issues-briefs\/forests-and-climate-change\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/resources\/issues-briefs\/forests-and-climate-change<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>(Photo by Kouy Socheat, NTFP EP Cambodia IUCN NL)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deforestation exacerbates climate change<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Forest clearance fuels climate change. Around 25% of global emissions come from the land sector, the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions after the energy sector. About half of these (5-10 GtCO2e annually) comes from deforestation and forest degradation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/forests-and-climate\/#note6062614\"><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>At the same time, forests are one of the most important solutions for combating climate change. It is therefore crucial to preserve forests worldwide and put an end to deforestation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Despite the important function of forests, tropical forests are still under enormous pressure. Between 1990 and 2020, a total of more than 80 million hectares of forests were lost <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"> FAO (2020): The State of the World\u2019s Forests 2020. Forests, biodiversity and people. Rome. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4060\/ca8642en\" target=\"_blank\"><u><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4060\/ca8642en<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. In 2020, 12.2 million hectares of tropical forest have been lost, of which 4.2 million hectares are primary forests <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">World Resources Institute (2021): Forest Pulse: The Latest on the World\u2019s Forests. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.wri.org\/gfr\/forest-pulse\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/research.wri.org\/gfr\/forest-pulse<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. Primary forests are extremely important for CO<sub>2<\/sub> storage and biodiversity. The top 5 countries where most primary forest was felled in 2020 are Brazil, DR Congo, Bolivia, Indonesia and Peru.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Agriculture is the main cause of this global deforestation. Livestock production and the production of palm oil and soy are the biggest drivers of deforestation: between 2000 and 2010, they caused 40 percent of tropical deforestation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>But more and more forest is also disappearing due to mining, infrastructure and energy development and logging. Indirectly, the financial sector also plays a role: with their investments in and loans to sectors that cause deforestation, pension funds, banks and institutional investors indirectly contribute to the loss of nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/value-chains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More about responsible value chains<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-secondary\" id=\"block_8232dec5f50b2717656568c7981b3bde\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"small-12 large-offset-2 large-8\">\n    <div class=\"picture-content grid-x block\" id=\"block_a6d12dc2822fca9451785684b75e746a\">\n        <span class=\"anchor-id\" id=\"\" ><\/span>\n                                    <div class=\"cell small-12 medium-6 large-6 picture-content__image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forests-IUCN-NL-e1740415120773.jpg&#039;)\">\n            \n                <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Forests-IUCN-NL-e1740415120773-380x300-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 380px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 380\/300;\">\n                <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"cell small-12 medium-6 large-6 picture-content__in\"> \n                <div class=\"picture-content__in--header\"><h2>How IUCN NL protects forests<\/h2><\/div>\n                <div class=\"picture-content__in--text\"><p>IUCN NL\u2019s work focuses on inclusive &amp; sustainable forest governance in six focus areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forests &amp; climate<\/li>\n<li>Forests &amp; water<\/li>\n<li>Forests &amp; biodiversity<\/li>\n<li>Community-led forest governance<\/li>\n<li>Forests &amp; environmental defenders<\/li>\n<li>Forests &amp; gender justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"picture-content__in--link\">\n                    <a class=\"button button--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Protecting-Forests-IUCN-NL-Action-Portfolio-2025-2030.pdf\"\n                        target=\"\">View our forests portfolio\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solid laws and regulations for forest conservation<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>To end deforestation, we need effective policy, supplemented with voluntary and binding regulations. Especially for value chains such as soy and palm oil, where in the past much forest was cleared to make way for plantations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Therefore, we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/forests-for-a-just-future\/\">advocate with governments<\/a>, the EU and the UN for strict laws, regulations and compliance. We also advise financial institutions on applying policy and standards that combat deforestation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/publication\/deforestation-risks-in-latin-america-recommendations-for-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recommendations for investors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A powerful civil society<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Furthermore, it is important that civil society &#8211; consisting of citizens, civil society organisations and environmental and human rights defenders &#8211; can speak out safely and freely when their rights and the rights of nature are at stake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In more and more countries, however, that freedom is under pressure. People who stand up for the rights of their communities are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/227-land-and-environmental-activists-murdered-in-2020\/\">increasingly confronted with violence and intimidation<\/a>. IUCN NL condemns the curtailment of environmental and human rights defenders and advocates for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/revised-draft-offers-hope-for-un-binding-treaty-on-business-and-human-rights\/\">binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights<\/a>. We also provide safety training and have an emergency fund in place so that people can be brought to safety or receive legal aid. In this way, we hope to help ensure that those who stand up for nature can continue to do so safely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/human-rights-and-nature\/\">More about human rights and nature<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>&nbsp;Forests are our main ally in the fight against climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communities are the best guardians of the forest<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Many valuable forests worldwide are managed and protected by Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Research shows that management by communities is a highly effective form of conservation. The deforestation rate in areas where indigenous communities live is much lower <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Fa, J. E., Watson, J. E., Leiper, I., Potapov, P., Evans, T. D., Burgess, N. D., \u2026 &amp; Garnett, S. T. (2020). Importance of Indigenous Peoples\u2019 lands for the conservation of Intact Forest&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_8');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> and the greatest successes for conservation and well-being are achieved when indigenous and local communities are in charge <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Dawson, N., Coolsaet, B., Sterling, E., Loveridge, R., Nicole, D., Wongbusarakum, S., &amp; Rosado-May, F. (2021). The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_9');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. Unfortunately, their right to land and natural resources is often not well established and far from secure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Therefore, we work with local partner organisations to safeguard land ownership and access rights and to ensure recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities. We also help strengthen their capacity to protect and manage forested areas. We do this within the Green Livelihoods Alliance&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/forests-for-a-just-future\/\">Forests for a Just Future<\/a> programme. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>We are committed to tackling forest crime in the Colombian Amazon, together with our local partners. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/amazon\/\">Amazon Rights in Focus: Peoples and Forest Protection<\/a> programme aims to improve the territorial rights and livelihoods of the forest&#8217;s best guardians: Indigenous Peoples and local communities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In Peru, we aim to strengthen the work of environmental defenders in the rich area of Madre de Dios, applying a gender and intercultural approach. We do this together with our partner organisations through the project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/pidda-strengthening-environmental-defenders\/\">PIDDA: inclusive protection of environmental defenders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>With our partner organisations, we also promote the development of sustainable alternatives to prevent deforestation. For example, by promoting livelihoods from sustainably harvested forest products, such as nut oil, shea butter, honey and rattan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opportunities for forest restoration<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Estimates show that nearly two billion hectares of degraded land across the world \u2013 an area the size of South America \u2013 offer opportunities for restoration <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_60626_1('footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wri.org\/data\/atlas-forest-and-landscape-restoration-opportunities\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.wri.org\/data\/atlas-forest-and-landscape-restoration-opportunities<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_60626_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. Increasing and maintaining forests is therefore an essential solution to climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In South America, South-east Asia and Africa, we works towards the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/protected-areas\/\">effective management of protected areas<\/a>. For over 20 years, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/land-acquisition-for-nature\/\">IUCN NL Land Acquisition Fund<\/a> enables nature organisations all over the world to protect, connect and restore forest fragments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding for local climate solutions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>IUCN NL therefore supports entrepreneurs from communities that are themselves experiencing the negative effects of climate change in scaling up activities to protect nature. Often these entrepreneurs have the best insight into which climate solutions are needed locally to turn the tide. 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footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">Index<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_60626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">PROFOR (2015) What We Know about Forests and Adaptation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profor.info\/knowledge\/how-forests-enhance-resilience-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.profor.info\/knowledge\/how-forests-enhance-resilience-climate-change<\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_60626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">UN Environment Programme: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/explore-topics\/forests\/about-forests\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.unep.org\/explore-topics\/forests\/about-forests<\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_60626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_3');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">IUCN (2021): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/theme\/forests\/our-work\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/theme\/forests\/our-work<\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_60626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_4');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">IPBES Pandemics Report (2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipbes.net\/pandemics\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.ipbes.net\/pandemics<\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_60626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_5');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">IUCN Issues brief on Forests and climate change: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/resources\/issues-briefs\/forests-and-climate-change\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/resources\/issues-briefs\/forests-and-climate-change<\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_60626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_6');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"> FAO (2020): The State of the World\u2019s Forests 2020. Forests, biodiversity and people. Rome. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4060\/ca8642en\" target=\"_blank\"><u><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4060\/ca8642en<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_60626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_7');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>7<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">World Resources Institute (2021): Forest Pulse: The Latest on the World\u2019s Forests. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.wri.org\/gfr\/forest-pulse\"><span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/research.wri.org\/gfr\/forest-pulse<\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_60626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_8');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Fa, J. E., Watson, J. E., Leiper, I., Potapov, P., Evans, T. D., Burgess, N. D., \u2026 &amp; Garnett, S. T. (2020). Importance of Indigenous Peoples\u2019 lands for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes. <em>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment<\/em>, <em>18<\/em>(3), 135-140<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/fee.2148\">. <span class=\"footnote_url_wrap\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/fee.2148<\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_60626_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_60626_1_9');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_60626_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Dawson, N., Coolsaet, B., Sterling, E., Loveridge, R., Nicole, D., Wongbusarakum, S., &amp; Rosado-May, F. (2021). 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