Forest experts need to interact more with farming and mining businesses, agriculture and finance ministries in order to accelerate the use of scientific tools to restore global forests.
It’s one of a series of recommendations published this month (16 March) on how to achieve SDG 15 to manage forests in a sustainable way.
At least 3.3 million hectares of forest are lost each year, leading to increased carbon emissions and lost ecosystem services, and affecting the livelihoods of 1.6 billion people who depend on forests.
The problem is that new scientific findings — and political messages — tend to stay within forest ministries, NGOs and research organisations, according to speakers at a meeting of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, an informal grouping of 14 international organisations which convened in Rome, Italy, last month (20-22 February) and is behind the recommendations.
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