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Reducing forests to carbon sinks poses risk, new report cautions policymakers: IUFRO

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Monday, May 6, 2024
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NEW YORK, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Launched at the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), the first global synthesis report on international forest governance in 14 years reveals the rising trend of the 'climatization' of forests.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Launched at the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), the first global synthesis report on international forest governance in 14 years reveals the rising trend of the 'climatization' of forests.
  • This reflects a global shift in political attention and financial support towards primarily valuing forests for their capacity as carbon sinks, diminishing their intrinsic role for ecological and social welfare.
  • The new study reveals that the success of international forest governance to slow down deforestation remains limited and hard to measure.
  • The increasing urgency of the climate crisis has influenced the commodification of forests for their carbon sequestration potential.

Reducing forests to carbon sinks poses risk, new report cautions policymakers: IUFRO

Retrieved on: 
Monday, May 6, 2024
Climate change, University, EDT, UTC, Nature, Risk, Biodiversity, Policy, Social, University of Oxford, University of Freiburg, Conference, Carbon, Biodiversity loss, Commodification, University of Helsinki, Welfare, IUFRO, Agriculture

NEW YORK, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Launched at the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), the first global synthesis report on international forest governance in 14 years reveals the rising trend of the 'climatization' of forests.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Launched at the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), the first global synthesis report on international forest governance in 14 years reveals the rising trend of the 'climatization' of forests.
  • This reflects a global shift in political attention and financial support towards primarily valuing forests for their capacity as carbon sinks, diminishing their intrinsic role for ecological and social welfare.
  • The new study reveals that the success of international forest governance to slow down deforestation remains limited and hard to measure.
  • The increasing urgency of the climate crisis has influenced the commodification of forests for their carbon sequestration potential.

Forests Reduce Health Risks, New Global Report Confirms

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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The outcome is presented in a major report titled "Forests and Trees for Human Health: Pathways, Impacts, Challenges and Response Options" by the Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) Programme of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).

Key Points: 
  • The outcome is presented in a major report titled "Forests and Trees for Human Health: Pathways, Impacts, Challenges and Response Options" by the Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) Programme of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).
  • The assessment finds that existing evidence strongly supports a wide range of physical, mental, social and spiritual health benefits associated with forests and green spaces.
  • "The report suggests that decision-makers in forest, health and related domains should adopt more integrative perspectives for addressing forest-human health relations.
  • By linking forest and human health policies and strategies, new and innovative solutions for health and forest challenges can be identified", says Chair of the GFEP on Forests and Human Health, Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk, University of British Columbia, Canada.