Two new reports released on Monday warn that the world's increasing population, which is expected to reach nine billion from six billion, will create a high and unsustainable demand for food, fuel, and wood. This surge in demand will put immense pressure on the remaining forests, potentially leading to increased deforestation, global warming, and conflicts with indigenous forest dwellers. Andy White, co-author of one of the reports titled "Seeing People Through the Trees," stated that without intervention, traditional forest owners and the forests themselves will suffer, resulting in more deforestation, conflict, carbon emissions, climate change, and decreased prosperity for all. RRI is a global alliance of environmental and conservation NGOs that focuses on protecting and managing forests and advocating for the rights of forest communities. According to White's report, a significant increase in agricultural productivity is needed to avoid clearing an area of land equivalent to 12 Germanys by 2030 to meet food and biofuel demands. This land is likely to come from developing countries, particularly from currently forested areas. The second report, "From Exclusion to Ownership", highlighted that governments in developing countries still claim ownership of most forests but have not adequately protected the rights and land tenure of forest residents. The report emphasized that those whose livelihoods depend on forests are often the best stewards of forest resources and biodiversity. According to RRI, governments are not effectively preventing industries from encroaching on indigenous lands. The organization's report highlighted the expansion of soy and sugar cane cultivation for biofuels in Brazil, which is projected to increase to 128 million hectares by 2020 from the current 28 million hectares, largely at the expense of deforestation in the Amazon. Ghanaian civil rights lawyer Kyeretwie Opoku expressed concerns about the lack of democracy, violent conflict, and human rights abuses in response to the report. He emphasized the importance of addressing underlying inequalities by involving and empowering forest communities in decision-making processes related to industry and conservation.