Aligning efforts to report and act on land use change emissions and commodity-driven deforestation and conversion

To support companies in accounting and measuring progress towards their Deforestation- and Conversion-Free (DCF) goals and Land Use Change (LUC) emission reduction targets, the Accountability Framework Initiative (AFi), the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) and the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) have developed some initial guidance. However, there are still operational gaps in terms of aligning efforts to act, account and report simultaneously on meeting forest, natural ecosystem and climate goals. Building on the existing guidance, Proforest has started analysing and testing approaches to enable practical alignment.
This briefing features emerging insights and recommendations to ensure companies develop coherent strategies that deliver both climate outcomes and DCF supply chains.