𝐅𝐀𝐎 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒-𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲

This FAO report explores how biodiversity can be integrated into forest policies, projects & investments using 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴.

🔍𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
🌍Forests cover 𝟑𝟏% of global land, store ~𝟐𝟗𝟔 𝐆𝐭 of carbon& shelter 𝟖𝟎% of amphibians, 𝟕𝟓% of birds, 𝟔𝟖% of mammals & 𝟔𝟎%+ of vascular plants.
🪓𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 =~𝟏𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚/𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, mostly in tropical/lower-income countries.
🚫𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 = 𝟏𝟓–𝟑𝟎% of global timber production.
📉𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 outside protected areas is undervalued; enforcement is weak due to limited capacity & governance.

✅𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 & 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬
🤝𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Legal recognition of 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴/𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 communities enhances stewardship & equity.
🌲Protect Natural Forests: Avoid monocultures to preserve ecosystem complexity.
🪵 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Regulate timber & non-timber species use.
💰 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬:Use 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘗𝘗𝘗𝘴 to promote biodiversity gains.
🧩𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲:Coordinate across agriculture, forestry,climate, infrastructure.
📊𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠:Train staff & invest in monitoring/data systems.
🌱𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚:Align with efforts like the 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 & United Nations 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴.

⚖️𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
📜𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝 biodiversity in laws,budgets & forest plans.
🌳𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 community forest tenure.
🔄𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 policies across sectors like mining & agriculture.
👁️‍🗨️𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 in monitoring, enforcement & 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 (𝐏𝐄𝐒).
🏷️𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 certification schemes & biodiversity offsets.
🌐𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐩 restoration via global frameworks.

🌱𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
Biodiversity mainstreaming is key to 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦,𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 & 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.
🛡️𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 protection outside reserves
🎯𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 biodiversity + climate targets
🤲𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 equity via community inclusion

When aligned with the 𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠–𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 & Tagar#𝐒𝐃𝐆𝐬, it can reshape forest governance.

✅ 𝐈𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲
🌳𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 are biodiversity & climate anchors—but face threats from deforestation & weak governance.
🌿𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 biodiversity means embedding ecological value in all forestry decisions.
📌𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 reform, local empowerment, economic tools & cross-sector coordination are essential.
🌎𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 national action with global ambition will amplify results.

Read the full report👉https://lnkd.in/gixaKeZZ

Source:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gaspworld_mainstreaming-biodiversity-in-forestry-activity-7350381065955405824-qRPI/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAtGGkQBsxwMBmX3lEJO8btihnfBCaHqTz4