Evaluering
Evaluation of Rainforest Foundation Norway’s advocacy efforts to counter international drivers of deforestation
The most important drivers of tropical deforestation and forest degradation are the demands for natural resources found in forest areas and agricultural expansion into forest lands. RFN works to counter drivers of deforestation both within rainforest countries (through support to local partner organizations) and in so-called demand-side countries, which indirectly drive deforestation through consumption, trade and investments. This evaluation focused on RFN’s advocacy efforts to reduce the demand in Norway and internationally for products and resources linked to rainforest destruction. The activities covered by the evaluation, carried out over the course of a decade, have been co-funded by several donors, most prominently Norad, Ford Foundation and Good Energies Foundation.