MANY OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST FORESTS ARE THREATENED WITH DEFORESTATION. ILLEGAL LOGGING AND EXPANDING AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING ARE THE PRIMARY DRIVERS.
By supporting sustainable forestry practices and reducing global demand for meat, we can reduce deforestation pressure and increase protections for earth's remaining forests, keeping carbon in the ground and preventing up to 10% of annual greenhouse gas emissions that come directly from deforestation.
80% OF INTACT OLD-GROWTH FORESTS HAVE DISAPPEARED.
"Since the turn of the millennium, the world has been losing around 5 million hectares of forest every year... Three-quarters is driven by agriculture. Beef production is responsible for 41%... palm oil and soybeans account for another 18%; and logging for paper and wood across the tropics, another 13%."
ONLY 17% OF FORESTS ARE CURRENTLY PROTECTED.
WHAT IF WE COULD SET ASIDE 40% OF ALL LAND ON EARTH FOR THRIVING, CARBON-RICH AND BIODIVERSE FORESTS?
By expanding forest protections, restoring degraded forest, and reducing our agricultural and grazing footprints, we could set aside 23% of our land for pristine forest, 10% for forest restoration, and 7% for sustainably managed forestry.