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The State of the World’s Forests 2020

Forests, biodiversity and people

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 214 p.

Author FAO and UNEP

Publisher FAO and UNEP ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-132419-6

Series title The State of the World's Forests (SOFO)

Series number 2020

Synopsis (short abstract) As the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011–2020 comes to a close and countries prepare to adopt a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, this edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) examines the contributions of forests, and of the people who use and manage them, to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Forests cover just over 30 percent of the global land area, yet they provide habitat for the vast majority of the terrestrial plant and animal species known to science. Unfortunately, forests and the biodiversity they contain continue to be under threat from actions to convert the land to agriculture or unsustainable levels of exploitation, much of it illegal.The State of the World’s Forests 2020 assesses progress to date in meeting global targets and goals related to forest biodiversity and examines the effectiveness of policies, actions and approaches, in terms of both conservation and sustainable development outcomes. A series of case studies provide examples of innovative practices that combine conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity to create balanced solutions for both people and the planet.

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Last updated date 23/12/2020.

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FAO and UNEP. 2020. The State of the World’s Forests 2020. Forests, biodiversity and people. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8642en

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