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This manual help women and men living in coastal areas to raise nurseries and to concurrent strengthening of the livelihood and ecological security of coastal areas. The techniques for mangrove nersery design, establishment and operation, and the use of nursery stock for mangrove restoration, which are described in this manual will help in raising mangrove nurseries and in the restoration of degraded mangroves, involving local communities.

In order for Togo to successfully utilise the REDD+ mechanism, the technical and institutional conditions for implementation must be improved, various measurement, reporting and verification standards for the development of forest areas and forest quality must be met, and emissions from deforestation and forest degradation must be verifiably reduced.

This guide is for forestry practitioners from local communities, governments, the private sector, civil society and academia in Southeast Asia. It explains the fundamentals of forest landscape restoration (FLR) and serves as a starting point for future exploration and design of FLR initiatives. This guide explores stakeholder mapping and engagement, gender sensitivity, benefit sharing, financing and other aspects of FLR. It includes information for forest practitioners about other tools for learning and practising FLR, as well as further reading.