The Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP) was launched on 7 November 2022 at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt. Australia is a founding member of the FCLP, alongside 26 other countries and the European Union.
The FCLP is a voluntary group that works together to accelerate global climate action through forest-based solutions.
Our commitment
The FCLP takes forward the COP26 Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use to:
- halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030
- drive sustainable development and support rural communities.
Australia also endorsed this commitment at COP26.
What the partnership does
The FCLP brings countries together to:
- knowledge share
- promote political leadership
- support solutions that lower forest loss
- encourage sustainable development.
FCLP member countries account for over 33% of the world’s forests and nearly 60% of the world’s GDP, representing a range of regions, major forest areas, and economies.
Action areas
The partnership focuses on advancing national and international cooperation in areas such as:
- Sustainable land-use and supply chains
- Funding forest initiatives, including donor support
- Encouraging private finance for forest protection
- Supporting initiatives led by Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities
- Improving carbon markets and strengthening integrity
- Global partnerships to protect high-integrity forests.
Australia’s leadership at COP28
At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai in December 2023, Australia supported the FCLP initiative ‘Greening Construction with Sustainable Wood.’
Along with 16 other countries, Australia committed to increase the use of sustainably sourced timber by 2030, endorsing the following statement:
‘Recognising that wood from sustainably managed forests provides climate solutions within the construction sector, we commit to, by 2030, advancing policies and approaches that support low carbon construction and increase the use of wood from sustainably managed forests in the built environment. Such policies and approaches will result in reduced GHG emissions, and an increase in stored carbon.’