The COP30 Presidency Roadmap on Enhancing Efforts Towards Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030 is a non-binding, action-oriented document grounded in paragraphs 33 and 34 of the first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement. It covers all major forest biomes and includes five action dimensions (conservation; sustainable management; degradation; deforestation; restoration).

This dialogue will present the Roadmap’s main features and invite technical feedback from COFO Members and heads of forest services, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, international organizations, research institutions, the private sector and civil society. The focus will be on sustainable forest management, bioeconomy and agroforestry.

Feedback from participants will be used to strengthen the Roadmap ahead of its presentation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, in November 2026. 

About the Roadmap

The Roadmap does not create a new negotiation process nor seek to reopen agreed decisions. Instead, it aims to organize existing commitments, public policy instruments, financial mechanisms, and cooperation opportunities into a practical implementation framework through 2030. The initiative seeks to support countries in defining priorities, strengthening institutions, mobilizing finance, and accessing technical cooperation.

The document recognizes the diversity of forest realities, including challenges related to deforestation, forest degradation, restoration, sustainable forest management, bioeconomy, agroforestry systems, and conservation, while identifying shared lessons and cross-sectoral cooperation needs.