Bonn Challenge Barometer

The demand by Bonn Challenge jurisdictions for a flexible yet standardised reporting process to adequately capture progress on FLR implementation in support of Bonn Challenge commitments is driven by multiple objectives. These include demonstrating to political constituencies (or shareholders or alliance members or donors) that promises made are being fulfilled. The Bonn Challenge Barometer must take account of this groundwork and these challenges. A certain amount of flexibility in the parameters for measuring progress is therefore necessary to allow for a balanced assessment of advances in a range of jurisdictions. The Bonn Challenge Barometer responds to this reality by setting out to capture the different dimensions that should be considered to meaningfully track the advances pledgers are making toward bringing hectares into restoration and to reveal the obstacles they are encountering with a view to attracting support for addressing these. Specifically, the Barometer will provide: 1. Information to help pledgers and institutions researching, planning and implementing restoration responses to emerging FLR opportunities; 2. In-depth analysis demonstrating progress in implementing initiatives that align with FLR and the Bonn Challenge; 3. Identification of obstacles or bottlenecks to enable sub-national and international decision makers to prioritise measures to overcome obstacles; and 4. Information revealing opportunities for bilateral and multilateral donors, and private-sector, research and international organisations to assist in supporting implementation.

The Barometer captures information about the fundamental building blocks for realising pledges to the Bonn Challenge: policy frameworks, institutional arrangements and financial commitments.