Food and Agriculture Organization

Global forest resources assessment 2015: how are the world's forests changing? Food and Agriculture Organization 2nd edition

Building on comprehensive data covering 234 countries and territories, this report shows that over the past 25 years the rate of net global deforestation has slowed by more than 50%. This publication also notes that an increasing amount of forest areas have come under protection while more countries are improving forest management, although positive trends need to be strengthened further.