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Purpose: To halt global deforestation. Key goals: Cut natural forest loss in half by 2020, and strive to end it by 2030. Participating countries: Endorsed by dozens of governments, companies, and civil society groups.

Purpose: To restore degraded and deforested lands. Key goals: Restore 150 million hectares of land by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030. Participating countries: Over 60 countries globally.

Purpose: To mitigate climate change through forest conservation. Key goals: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance forest carbon stocks. Participating countries: Over 50 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Purpose: To promote responsible management of the world’s forests. Key goals: Ensure that forest products are produced with respect for the highest ecological, social, and ethical standards. Participating countries: Operates in over 80 countries.

Purpose: To promote sustainable management and conservation of tropical forests. Key goals: Enhance the capacity to manage and utilize tropical forests sustainably, expand and diversify international trade in tropical timber. Participating countries: 74 member countries, including both tropical timber producers and consumers.

Purpose: To implement criteria and indicators for the conservation and sustainable management of temperate and boreal forests. Key goals: Promote sustainable forest management practices. Participating countries: 12 countries, including the USA, Canada, and Japan.

Purpose: To combat illegal logging and associated trade. Key goals: Prohibit trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold. Participating countries: United States (with international implications).

Purpose: To promote sustainable development and conservation in the Amazon Basin. Key goals: Improve the quality of life of Amazonian populations and conserve the biodiversity of the Amazon Basin. Participating countries: 8 countries including Brazil, Peru, and Colombia.

Purpose: To ensure that timber and non-timber forest products are produced with respect for the highest ecological, social, and ethical standards. Key goals: Promote sustainable forest management through certification. Participating countries: Has national members in over 40 countries.