Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism

Title The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative AFR100 Programme - Kenya
Introduction The AFR100 Programme, led by FAO with partners, will support smallholder forest and farm producers through financial and technical aid to restore 7 000 ha and improve 20 000 ha in six African countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania, and Togo.
Start date 29/11/2023
End date 30/12/2027
Recipient / Target Areas Kenya
Budget Total budget of the AFR100 Programme: USD 40 million | Budget per country: USD 5.5 million
Donor Germany
Project Code GCP/GLO/1208/GER(BMZ)
Title Integrated Landscape Management for conservation and restoration of Mount Elgon Ecosystem in Western Kenya
Start date 03/01/2022
End date 31/12/2027
Recipient / Target Areas Kenya
Budget USD 5.3 million
Project Code GCP /KEN/905/GFF
Title Integrated Management of Degraded Landscapes for Sustainable Food Systems and Livelihoods in Forest Guinea and Upper Guinea
Start date 01/04/2024
End date 31/03/2029
Recipient / Target Areas Guinea
Budget GEF Grant: USD 9 498 165 |Total co-financing: USD 43 395 420
Project Code GCP /GUI/024/GFF
Title The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative AFR100 Programme: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Introduction The AFR100 Programme, led by FAO with partners, will support smallholder forest and farm producers through financial and technical aid to restore 7 000 ha and improve 20 000 ha in six African countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania and Togo.
Start date 29/11/2023
End date 31/12/2027
Recipient / Target Areas Democratic Republic of the Congo
Budget Total budget of the AFR100 Programme: USD 40 million | Budget per country: USD 5.5 million
Donor Germany
Project Code GCP /GLO/1208/GER(BMZ)
Title UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Flagship: Small Island Developing States - Comoros
Introduction Focused on three small island developing states, this United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Flagship will scale up ridge-to-reef restoration of unique ecosystems and tap blue economic growth to help island communities rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Start date 01/04/2022
End date 31/12/2026
Recipient / Target Areas Comoros, Saint Lucia, Vanuatu
Budget Total Small Islands Developing States Flagship budget: USD 5 million
Project Code UNJP/GLO/1060/UNJ-3 BABY3
Title Strengthening the adaptive capacity of communities by upscaling integrated landscape management and restoration in the South-West region of the Central African Republic
Start date 02/01/2024
End date 30/12/2028
Recipient / Target Areas Central African Republic
Budget USD 6 million
Project Code GCP/CAF/809/LDF
Title The Restoration Initiative: Landscape Restoration for Ecosystem Functionality and Climate Change Mitigation in the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Introduction The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is a joint effort by FAO, UNEP and IUCN to support Forest and Land Restoration (FLR) in ten countries worldwide. The initiative is implemented in Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Pakistan, São Tomé and Príncipe and the United Republic of Tanzania, aiming to reverse land degradation and enhance ecosystem resilience.
Start date 13/12/2018
End date 31/12/2025
Recipient / Target Areas Sao Tome and Principe
Budget Total TRI programme budget: USD 255 million (including co-funding) | Total GEF project grant: USD 4 666 515 million | Child project budget including co-financing: USD 21 366 515 million
Project Code GCP/STP/002/GEF
Title The Restoration Initiative - Reversing deforestation and degradation in high conservation value Chilgoza Pine Forests in Pakistan
Introduction The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is a joint effort by FAO, UNEP and IUCN to support Forest and Land Restoration (FLR) in ten countries worldwide. The initiative is implemented in Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Pakistan, São Tomé and Príncipe and the United Republic of Tanzania, aiming to reverse land degradation and enhance ecosystem resilience.
Start date 01/01/2018
End date 30/06/2025
Recipient / Target Areas Pakistan
Budget Total TRI programme budget: USD 255 million (including co-funding) | Total GEF budget: USD 54 million | Child project budget: USD 3 978 440 million
Donor Germany
Project Code GCP /PAK/091/GFF
Title Forest and Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Land Management in the Sahel: Niger
Introduction The project was implemented in two countries: Niger and Burkina Faso.
Start date 01/01/2018
End date 08/08/2023
Recipient / Target Areas Niger
Budget Trust Fund / GCP / KFS / FFEM| Total Budget with co-financing: EUR 6 487 557 |Korean Forest Service (KFS) Funds: EUR 1 million |The French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM): EUR 1 800 000
Project Code GCP /GLO/832/FRA and GCP/INT/296/GER
Title Large-scale Forest Landscape Restoration in Africa – Alliance for Restoration of Forest Ecosystems in Africa (AREECA) - Malawi
Introduction The project “Large-scale Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Africa – Alliance for Restoration of Forest Ecosystems in Africa (AREECA)” is being implemented in four countries: Kenya, Malawi, Cameroon, Rwanda.
Start date 01/01/2021
End date 30/09/2025
Recipient / Target Areas Malawi
Budget AREECA budget (4 countries and global): USD 26 Million|Malawi Budget: USD 3.5 million
Donor Germany
Project Code GCP /GLO/085/GER(GIZ)
Title Biodiversity Conservation, Restoration and Integrated Sustainable Development of Mangoky sub-watersheds - Madagascar
Start date 01/01/2022
End date 31/12/2027
Recipient / Target Areas Madagascar
Budget USD 7 334 246
Project Code GCP/MAG/090/GFF
Title The Restoration Initiative: Restoration of arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) of Kenya through bio-enterprise development and other incentives
Introduction The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is a joint effort by FAO, UNEP and IUCN to support Forest and Land Restoration (FLR) in ten countries worldwide. The initiative is implemented in Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Pakistan, São Tomé and Príncipe and the United Republic of Tanzania, aiming to reverse land degradation and enhance ecosystem resilience.
Start date 01/01/2018
End date 30/06/2025
Recipient / Target Areas Kenya
Budget Total TRI programme budget: USD 255 million (including co-funding) | GEF Project grant: USD 4 157 340 | Child project budget including co-financing: USD 16 657 340
Project Code GCP /KEN/090/GFF
Title The Restoration Initiative: Restoration and Sustainable Management of Ecosystems in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Introduction The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is a joint effort by FAO, UNEP and IUCN to support Forest and Land Restoration (FLR) in ten countries worldwide. The initiative is implemented in Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Pakistan, São Tomé and Príncipe and the United Republic of Tanzania, aiming to reverse land degradation and enhance ecosystem resilience.
Start date 01/01/2018
End date 31/08/2024
Recipient / Target Areas Democratic Republic of the Congo
Budget USD 3 600 000
Project Code GCP/DRC/054/GFF
Title Restoring Forests and Landscapes and Sustainable Managing land in the Sahel: Burkina Faso
Introduction The project covers Burkina Faso and Niger.
Start date 01/01/2018
End date 08/08/2023
Recipient / Target Areas Burkina Faso
Budget Trust Fund / GCP / KFS / FFEM| Total Budget with co-financing: EUR 6 487 557 |Korean Forest Service (KFS) Funds: EUR 1 million |The French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM): EUR 1 800 000
Project Code GCP /GLO/832/FRA(640645) and GCP/GLO/579/ROK
Title The Paris Agreement in action: upscaling forest and landscape restoration to achieve Dationally Determined Contributions in Morocco
Introduction The Paris Agreement in action: upscaling forest and landscape restoration to achieve nationally determined contributions project was implemented in five countries: Fiji, Lebanon, Morocco, Niger and the Philippines.
Start date 01/12/2018
End date 01/06/2024
Recipient / Target Areas Morocco
Budget Total budget: USD 5.5 million | Regional budget for the Mediterranean component: USD 500 000
Donor Germany
Project Code GCP /INT/296/GER(BMU)
Title The Paris Agreement in action: upscaling forest and landscape restoration to achieve nationally determined contributions in Fiji
Introduction The Paris Agreement in action: upscaling forest and landscape restoration to achieve nationally determined contributions project was implemented in five countries: Fiji, Lebanon, Morocco, Niger and the Philippines.
Start date 01/01/2018
End date 01/06/2024
Recipient / Target Areas Fiji
Budget Total budget: USD 5.5 million | Country budget: 520,000USD
Donor Germany
Project Code GCP /INT/296/GER(BMU)
Title Implementation of the Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism: Supporting the national FLR strategy in Guatemala
Introduction Guatemala, one of the world’s Megadiverse Countries, faces severe ecosystem threats, mainly from human-driven land use and economic pressures. These have halved forest cover over 50 years, now at just 3 4% of national territory. In response, the 2014 National Forest Landscape Restoration Strategy was developed as a tool for rural development. The FLR process reflects both national commitment and global environmental goals.
Start date 01/01/2016
End date 31/12/2018
Recipient / Target Areas Guatemala
Budget Contribution from Korean Forest Service and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA): USD 368 000
Donor Republic of Korea
Project Code GCP/GLO/579/ROK
Title The Restoration Initiative: FLR supporting landscape and livelihoods resilience in the Central African Republic
Introduction The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is a joint effort by FAO, UNEP and IUCN to support Forest and Land Restoration (FLR) in ten countries worldwide. The initiative is implemented in Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Pakistan, São Tomé and Príncipe and the United Republic of Tanzania, aiming to reverse land degradation and enhance ecosystem resilience.
Start date 01/01/2019
End date 31/12/2025
Recipient / Target Areas Central African Republic
Budget Total TRI programme budget: USD 255 million (including co-funding) | Total GEF budget: USD 54 million | Child project budget: USD 5 961 638 million
Project Code GCP/CAF/002/GFF