India, May 13 -- A new United Nations report has warned that the world is not on track to meet crucial global forest goals by 2030, particularly the targets of ending deforestation and eliminating extreme poverty among forest-dependent populations.

Released by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the report "Global Forest Goals Report 2026" presents the latest assessment of progress under the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030.

The United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF) provides a global policy framework to guide the sustainable management of all types of forests and trees outside forests and to strengthen their contribution to sustainable development.

The UN report draws on vol...