Independent Monitoring in the forest sector: moving beyond law enforcement
Forests and trees make vital contributions to both people and the planet. They bolster livelihoods, provide clean air and water, conserve biodiversity and respond to climate change. However, the world’s forests are disappearing at an alarming pace. The year 2017 was the second worst on record for tropical tree cover loss, and 2018 the fourth-highest annual loss since record-keeping began in 2001.