Two new reports have warned that the growing demand for food, fuel, and wood due to the world's population increasing from six to nine billion will place unprecedented and unsustainable pressure on the world's remaining forests. The reports from the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) stated that this potential surge in deforestation could contribute to global warming and create conflicts with indigenous forest dwellers. Andy White, co-author of "Seeing People Through the Trees," one of the reports, expressed concerns about a looming global land grab if steps are not taken to protect traditional forest owners and the forests themselves. This scenario would result in more deforestation, conflict, carbon emissions, climate change, and less prosperity for all. RRI is a global alliance of environmental and conservation NGOs that focuses on forest protection, management, and the rights of forest peoples. According to White's report, if agricultural productivity does not increase significantly, an area of land equivalent to 12 Germanys will need to be cultivated by 2030 to meet food and biofuel demands. This land is expected to be mainly in developing countries, much of which is currently forested. The second report, "From Exclusion to Ownership", highlighted that governments in developing countries still claim ownership of most forests, but have not taken sufficient action to secure the rights and tenure of forest dwellers. It emphasized that those who rely on forests for their livelihood are often the best stewards of the forests and their biodiversity. RRI pointed out that governments are not effectively stopping industrial encroachments on indigenous territories. According to their report, the expansion of soy and sugar cane cultivation for biofuels in Brazil is projected to increase to 128 million hectares by 2020, up from the current 28 million hectares, largely through deforestation in the Amazon. Ghanaian civil rights lawyer Kyeretwie Opoku expressed concerns about the lack of democracy, violent conflicts, and human rights violations highlighted in the reports. Opoku emphasized the importance of addressing inequalities by involving and empowering forest communities in decision-making processes related to industry and conservation.