Grazing and rangeland management in Tannourine, North Lebanon
10/11/2020
A troubled economy, political unrest and a spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases are clamping down on the Lebanese. Yet, despite these difficulties, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
Project preparation phase of the FOLUR Impact Programme projects in Guinea and Kenya
19/03/2021
At the 58th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council, the largest share of resources programmed to FAO was approved in the June 2020 Work Programme. This included two large projects in...
Implementing forest and landscape restoration in Sao Tome and Principe
19/03/2021
One of the countries of implementation of The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is Sao Tome and Principe, a small island nation in the Gulf of Guinea. As many island states, the...
Online progress meeting on the Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism with the Korea Forest Service
19/03/2021
The progress meeting of the Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) was held on Zoom on 17 December 2020, bringing together the FAO FLRM team and the Korea Forest Service...
A mapathon to strengthen capacity for monitoring land use, land use changes and forestry in DRC
19/03/2021
FAO, the Provincial Ministry of Environment and the Faculty of Agronomy and Environmental Sciences of the Evangelical University in Africa (UEA) hosted training on participatory mapping of land use and...
Mount Kulal forest and landscape restoration campaign and launch of tree planting
19/03/2021
In pursuit of the objectives of The Restoration Initiative (TRI) project “Restoration of arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya”, a landscape restoration campaign was undertaken at Mount Kulal, culminating...
Capacity-building e-training on green and climate finance for Pacific island countries
19/03/2021
The Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) unit of FAO partnered with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to organize a capacity-building...
The Restoration Initiative Programme partners with Yale University to build capacity on forest and landscape restoration for TRI Africa projects
19/03/2021
Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) involves a wide range of interventions and approaches, from assisted natural regeneration to conservation and protection of high-priority natural areas. However, these FLR approaches and...
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Capacity building training on green and climate finance: opportunities for the green climate fund and other funds supporting forest and landscape restoration
15/07/2021
The Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism team, the Green Climate Fund and the FAO West Africa sub-regional office partnered to organise a regional training course with the key support of...
Launching the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: the role of the Task Force on Best Practices
15/07/2021
Large-scale restoration of degraded natural, semi-natural, productive, cultural and urban ecosystems is needed to meet the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. To support and scale up efforts...
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Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism e-learning courses on forest and landscape restoration
15/07/2021
The FAO’s Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) team has developed three e-learning courses to introduce all interested practitioners to the key principles of forest and landscape restoration (FLR). The...
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Implementation of restoration activities in Fiji and the Philippines
15/07/2021
For islands like the Philippines and Fiji, forests play an important role in providing valuable ecosystem services. Moreover, the maintenance of forested landscapes can reduce some of the probable impacts...
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Sharing innovative approaches to promote forest and landscape restoration as an economic enterprise
15/07/2021
Considerable amounts of public and private funding are needed to halt the ongoing degradation and promote forest and landscape restoration (FLR). Under The Restoration Initiative, the three Global Environment Facility...
Online course on forest and landscape restoration to start in 2022
03/12/2021
In June 2021, FAO announced a first call for applications from young professionals in West and Central Africa who wished to attend an online course on forest and landscape restoration...
Global Environment Facility Impact Program on Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration: Full project document validation workshops in Guinea and Kenya
03/12/2021
In October, the Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) led the validation workshops of two key projects under the Global Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Program (FOLUR IP): In...
Community forest landscape restoration: The launch of the “Alliance for Restoration of Forest Ecosystems in Africa (AREECA)” project in the Mpira dam catchment in Ntcheu, Malawi
03/12/2021
The first meeting of the National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) of the “Alliance for Restoration of Forest Ecosystems in Africa (AREECA)” project took place on 20 October 2021. The project...
Providing guidance and disseminating knowledge for effective ecosystem restoration: Main achievements and way forward for the Task Force on Best Practices
03/12/2021
After the official launch of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UN Decade) on 5 June 2021, where multiple partners showcased their ongoing efforts to help achieve ambitious global...
Feet on the ground: Restoration activities (re)started in Fiji and the Philippines
03/12/2021
After some delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic and administrative constraints, the Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) successfully formed partnerships with NGOs and community organizations in Fiji and the...
The Restoration Initiative featured at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
03/12/2021
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) programme was featured at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, held in France on 3–11 September 2021. Speakers at the TRI...
International technical webinar: “Monitoring and sustainable financing for forest and landscape restoration”
03/12/2021
The international technical webinar “Monitoring and sustainable financing for forest and landscape restoration” took place on 10 November 2021. The webinar was part of a series organized by the FAO...