MEDIA ADVISORY
New UN report urges accelerated forest action before 2030?
Forests, critical for livelihoods, biodiversity, resilience and climate stability, are under threat
Press briefing live?on?
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At the start of this year¡¯s?, the Â鶹APP will launch the Global Forest Goals Report 2026, the latest global assessment of progress towards the six Global Forest Goals and 26 targets of the .
With less than five years remaining to 2030, the report provides current evidence on progress, gaps and the urgent need to scale up action to halt deforestation, restore degraded lands and advance sustainable forest management. It underscores the critical role of forests in supporting climate stability, biodiversity, the livelihoods of over a billion people and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Drawing on voluntary national reports and the latest forest-related global data, the report also identifies key gaps in finance, governance and data and sets out policy recommendations to accelerate action in the final years leading to 2030.
WHAT:
Press briefing to launch the Global Forest Goals Report 2026
WHO:
- Bj?rg Sandkj?r, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- Ms. Juliette Biao, Director, Â鶹APP Forum on Forests Secretariat, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
WHEN: Monday, 11 May 2026,12:45 pm EDT
WHERE: UN Press Briefing Room at the UN Headquarters in New York, S-237
Live on?
The report will be available on 11 May 2026, 12:45 pm EDT at once the embargo has been lifted.
Media contacts:
- Sharon Birch | UN Department of Global Communications |E:?birchs@un.org
- Helen Rosengren | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|E:?rosengrenh@un.org
- Daniela Sinobad| UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs|E:?sinobad@un.org