Negotiation progress and inspirations on forest related issues in global climate governance

doi:10.12006/j.issn.1673-1719.2025.065

Abstract

Abstract:

Under global warming, forestry has emerged as a critical component in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, and has become an important topic in international climate negotiations. The paper reviews the progress of global climate governance and its impact on forestry, with a focus on analyzing the progress of the main forestry-related negotiation topics: LULUCF (Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry), CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) forestry carbon sink project, and REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, plus the sustainable management of forests, and the conservation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks). The LULUCF rules continue to be improved and are currently integrated into national emission reduction systems through NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution); The development of CDM forestry carbon projects has been challenging, yet it has provided valuable practical insights for advancing global carbon market integration; REDD+ promotes forest conservation in developing countries, with significant progress made in implementation, funding, and governance models. Although forestry-related negotiations have achieved remarkable results, they still face challenges such as financing mechanism, carbon sink Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV), market fluctuations, natural disaster risks, forest community rights protection, and cross-sectoral collaboration. In future global forest governance under the context of climate change, the emphasis should be placed on improving forest financing mechanisms, advancing climate-smart forestry practices, enhancing market-oriented mechanisms for carbon sink value realization, strengthening community rights protection and natural risk resilience mechanisms for forests, deepening cross-sectoral collaboration to curb deforestation, and promoting Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to maximize the multifunctional benefits of forests. These efforts aim to provide references for China’s forestry sector to participate in global climate governance.

Key words: Global climate governance, Forest issues, LULUCF, REDD+, CDM forestry carbon sink project

LIU Ya-Jing, ZHANG Xu-Feng, WU Shui-Rong, YU Lei, CHEN Yu-Jie. Negotiation progress and inspirations on forest related issues in global climate governance[J]. Climate Change Research, 2025, 21(5): 709-721.

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