Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development with a total budget of EUR 40 million, the programme provides financial and technical assistance to local communities, including smallholder forest and farm producer organizations and Indigenous Peoples, and strengthens their capacity to monitor and communicate restoration results and share lessons learned.
Goals of the programme
- Stimulate forest and landscape restoration on 42 000 ha of degraded land in an area of influence of about 120 000 ha across six countries in Africa.
- Scale up locally driven restoration action by providing direct financial and technical support to local communities, including Indigenous Peoples, forest and farm producer organizations and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Create restoration-related new and improved value-added businesses and income opportunities, particularly at the local community level, with a strong focus on women and youth.
News
FAO strengthens landscape restoration efforts under the AFR100 Programme in Togo
21/11/2025
The AFR100 Programme in Togo, “Supporting AFR100 by engaging with small-scale forest and farm producers” carried out a joint technical mission from the 10th to 14th of November to reinforce collaboration with key stakeholders and accelerate forest landscape restoration effort...
FAO and the Government of Togo advance efforts to restore degraded lands and forests under the AFR100 Programme
07/10/2025
Related links
- Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism
- Forest and Farm Facility
- UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
Contacts
If your organization is interested in joining this initiative, please reach out to [email protected].
Key facts
Participating countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Togo, United Republic of Tanzania
Restoration goals
7 000 hectares under restoration and 20 000 hectares under improved management by local communities in each country.
January 2024–December 2027
Partners
The programme is a multi-partner effort led by FAO in collaboration with the AFR 100 Secretariat which is hosted by the African Union Development Agency - New Partnership for Development (AUDA-NEPAD), the World Resources Institute (WRI), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and the governments of the six participating countries.
