Public-private partnership: investing in agricultural and forestry value chains
06/02/2020
Today the Central African Republic imports around 85% of the products used nationally due to low productivity of the mainly subsistence-based agricultural sector. Cash crops contribute little to the economy...
Training to develop capacity building on FLR in São Tomé and Príncipe
06/02/2020
São Tomé and Príncipe’s The Restoration Initiative (TRI) project’s capacity development programme took place from 19 to 21 November 2019 with a three-day training workshop on the concept, principles and...
Making digital technology and satellite imagery in land use assessment more accessible towards FLR
06/02/2020
The pressure on land and natural resources is greater than at any other time in human history. In Kenya, rapidly increasing populations and rising levels of consumption, and the lack...
Empowering local communities for sustainable management of Chilgoza Pine ecosystem
06/02/2020
Reversing deforestation and degradation in high conservation value Chilgoza Pine Forests in Pakistan The Restoration Initiative (TRI) project in Pakistan focuses on restoration, protection and sustainable management of the Chilgoza pine...
A capacity development workshop on ecosystem services to support FLR
06/02/2020
Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) can ensure the continual provision of ecosystem goods and services by providing wide-ranging benefits at a local and global scale. Significant investment and financial and...
Enabling environment for FLR and non-timber forest products and services in Kenya
02/06/2020
Between 1990 and 2010, Kenya’s forest cover decreased from 12 percent to only 6 percent, but the country has set the objective to bring it back to 10 percent by...
TRI project in the Central African Republic
02/06/2020
The second Project Steering Committee meeting (PSC) of the project "Forest and Landscape Restoration in Support of Landscape Resilience and Livelihoods in the Central African Republic," funded by the Global...
The Restoration Opportunity Assessment Methodology approach in Guinea
02/06/2020
The Republic of Guinea, known as the “Water Tower” of West Africa, is the source of many transboundary rivers critical for agriculture and livelihoods across several countries. The natural region...
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Targeted Technical Assistance Facility in the Pacific: enhancing Vanuatu’s FLR strategy
02/06/2020
The IKI project “The Paris Agreement in action: upscaling forest and landscape restoration to achieve nationally determined contributions (NDCs)” has a regional component focusing on strengthening regional platforms, networks and...
Building capacity for resilient tree seed systems for forest and landscape restoration
02/06/2020
Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) can support societies to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts. Restored landscapes will only be able to fulfil societal benefits if these systems...
Agroforestry: a viable option for diverting pressure from the natural Chilgoza forests in Pakistan
02/06/2020
Chilgoza forests are mainly found in the dry temperate area of Pakistan, covering around 132 647 ha. In these areas, due to the lack of alternative energy, local people are...
Meeting with shepherds to discuss rangeland management actions and ways of cooperation
02/06/2020
Youssef Ayyoub, a shepherd from the village of Al Manara in West Beqaa, Lebanon, grazed his flock of goats early on a cold February day. He wanted to join his...
First Meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee for the Restoration Initiative
10/11/2020
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is a programme operating in ten African and Asian countries with the aim of restoring degraded landscapes in support of the Bonn Challenge, which brings together...
FAO's support to the ILMAMUSI Community Forest Association in Kenya
10/11/2020
Mukogodo Forest is a national forest reserve and one of the last remaining dry forests in Kenya. It lies on an important historical elephants’ migration route between the northern rangelands...
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What is The Economics of Ecosystem Restoration about?
10/11/2020
Please visit the new TEER webpage to stay updated with the initiative in progress. The Economics of Ecosystem Restoration (TEER), launched in 2019, aims to estimate the net benefits per hectare...
Progress of activities under the "Paris Agreement in Action" project in Morocco
10/11/2020
As part of its nationally determined contributions (NDCs), the Moroccan Government has highlighted the forest sector's potential for adaptation and mitigation and has set a target of restoring 40 000...
Sustainable agroforestry value chains to support forest and landscape restoration in Sao Tome and Principe
10/11/2020
The amazingly biodiverse forests of Sao Tome and Principe are host to a rich variety of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) – fruits, nuts, spices, leaves, roots, mushrooms and many others...
Pilot actions focused on implementation of innovative models in Cambodia
10/11/2020
Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) has been implemented in Cambodia since 2016, with an integrated landscape approach taking into account the mosaic land-use patterns and the diverse interests of stakeholders....
Restoration activities in the municipalities of Kollo, Illéla and Soucoucoutane in the Niger
10/11/2020
Restoration and sustainable management of degraded land and forests are a priority for the Niger. Each year, the country loses about 100 000 hectares of arable land due to environmental...
UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: The role of the Task Force on Best Practices
10/11/2020
Aware of the critical state of degradation of ecosystems worldwide, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed 2021–2030 the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The resolution proclaiming the UN Decade...