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Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) Asia Investment Forum

Bangkok, Thailand, 15-16 November 2023

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 5p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

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Synopsis (short abstract) Global restoration commitments cover around one billion hectares. Implementing these requires investments of up to USD 1,670 billion (for 10 years) . Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) is gaining momentum in the context of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, co-led by UNEP and FAO, to contribute to the targets of the Bonn Challenge, Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework, Land Degradation Neutrality, and Global Land Initiative among others. Restoration of the world’s degraded landscapes is critical for ensuring a healthy natural resource base for more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems. FAO has been assisting Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste to scale up FLR through a Regional Technical Cooperation Programme (regional TCP) project. A key planned output of this project is a donors and partners’ conference for scaling up restoration. A Regional Programmatic Framework for FLR building on the RSAP has been prepared as part of this project, and a Regional FLR Network of implementing partners is being shaped to help countries meet their restoration commitments and visions. FAO and partners aim to enhance and strengthen finance partnerships and coordinated investments in FLR, including through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC), the private sector, project aggregation, blended financing, and other emerging opportunities. The FLR Asia Investment Forum is a part of this effort.

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Meeting date 15–16 November 2023

Meeting location Bangkok, Thailand

Language English

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