In 2011, the Bonn Challenge was announced along with a goal to restore 150 million hectares of deforested and degraded lands by 2020. This ambitious target was reinforced during the UN Climate Summit 2014 in...

In this issue of the FLRM newsletter we present results and outcomes of some of the recent events and processes that the FLR Mechanism has been supporting. These include: the Fifth Mediterranean Forest Week that...

The Project preparation phase of the Restoration Initiative (TRI) was officially launched in November 2016 in Douala, Cameroon, during the 1st global TRI workshop. Approved by the Global Environment Facility Council (GEF) on 8 June...

Uganda’s natural resources and the ecosystem services they provide are key to the country’s economy, contributing an estimated 23 percent to its GDP in 2014–2015. The population, which is 85 percent rural, is heavily reliant...

Peru is working to meet its commitments made in the context of Initiative 20x20, by restoring 3.2 million hectares of degraded land by 2020. Since 2015, it has been receiving related support from FAO’s Forest...