Participatory approaches
When stakeholders participate in the process of forest and landscape restoration, the activities are more effective and sustainable. FLR success is unpredictable and knowledge should be directly applied by local stakeholders in order to reduce the level of uncertainty and solve environmental problems. Therefore, FLR must integrate a plurality of perspectives and requires the concourse of an extended peer community. The magnitude of the challenge to restore a significant part of the degraded Earth demands cooperative work and social engagement.
Watch our webinars below to learn more about why participatory approaches are important to ensure the successful realization of forest and landscape restoration.
Panel discussion on “Forest and landscape restoration: Participatory approaches and monitoring”
29/11/2023
Christine Vale, Jordi Cortina, Manuel Guariguata and Mchich Derak respond to participants’ questions on participatory approaches to the whole project cycle of forest and landscape restoration activities, including monitoring.
"Forest restoration monitoring – participation and support of local people" by Manuel Guariguata - Part 1
02/11/2023
Manuel Guariguata, Center for International Forestry Research, CIFOR in Peru, revealed, that it is still a minority of restoration projects that establish a monitoring system and a mechanism that makes monitoring happen with local participation.
Participants’ introductions and objectives for FLR webinar with Maria Nuutinen
16/10/2023
The participants to the webinar “Forest and landscape restoration: Participatory approaches and monitoring” introduced themselves and pinned down their learning objectives with the facilitator Maria Nuutinen, FAO.
Summary of the webinar on forest and landscape restoration by Jordi Cortina of the Society for Ecological Restoration
10/10/2023
Jordi Cortina summarizes the key take-away messages of the webinar with two main points. First, engaging with the complex dynamics of socio-economic systems and integrating the plurality of views are necessary steps towards successful realization of Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR).
"Forest restoration monitoring – participation and support of local people" by Manuel Guariguata - Part 2
22/08/2023
Manuel Guariguata, Center for International Forestry Research, CIFOR in Peru, revealed, that it is still a minority of restoration projects that establish a monitoring system and a mechanism that makes monitoring happen with local participation.
Introduction to Forest and landscape restoration participatory approaches and monitoring
05/07/2023
Jordi Cortina (University of Alicante, Spain; Chair of the European Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration – SER) opened the webinar with call for an urgent intervention to help world’s ecosystems to recover from degrading activities, also contributing to human wellbeing and social coh...
Questions and answers session with Manuel Guariguata and the panelists to the FAO webinar
12/10/2021
Manuel Guariguata, Christine Vale, Jordi Cortina and Mchich Derak respond to participants’ questions on participatory approaches to the whole project cycle of forest and landscape restoration activities, including monitoring.