SDG Policy Brief Series No.14

Digital innovation has emerged as a vital tool in advancing sustainable forest management, offering transformative solutions to long-standing challenges. Forest ecosystems are critical for biodiversity, climate regulation, and livelihoods, yet they face growing threats from deforestation, climate change and unsustainable practices. By integrating digital technologies, forest management can become more efficient, data-driven, and transparent, improving monitoring, decision-making, and governance.

This policy brief explores how digital innovations are being applied to forestry in the Republic of Korea and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, showcasing case studies and best practices that can be scaled globally. The report also highlights key challenges, including data accessibility, technical capacity, and policy integration, emphasizing the need for cross-sector collaboration to maximize the potential digital solutions in forestry. Ultimately, it provides actionable insights for policy makers and practitioners seeking to harness technology for sustainable management.