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FLR Days

Advancing Forest and Landscape Restoration in Asia

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) There is an accelerating global momentum in forest and landscape restoration (FLR), as part of achieving the SDGs, GFGs, Bonn Challenge and the UN’s Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. A regional strategy and action plan for FLR (hereafter the strategy) with six strategic priorities below has been developed and endorsed by the FAO member countries. 1. Support the development and implementation of national FLR plans and targets 2. Promote regional dialogue, learning, collaboration and coordinated action on FLR 3. Build recognition for and support the use of various technical, social and institutional approaches as appropriate for different landscapes and restoration objectives 4. Facilitate and support the mobilisation of financing for FLR 5. Encourage private sector participation and investment in FLR 6. Support community-level action on FLR Advancing these priorities necessitates working together closely and building on the opportunities for regional dialogues and learning from each other. The need for enhancing collaboration and coordination for gaining synergies with FLR activities of different partners is increasing. FAO RAP and partners are therefore shaping a FLR Portfolio and Programme and a consortium for effective FLR implementation, as outlined in the strategy. This builds on a regional Technical Cooperation Programme Project (TCP) covering seven countries: Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, PNG, and Timor-Leste (TCP/RAS/3803) that aims at four outputs: (i) Capacity building programmes on restoration implemented; (ii) National restoration action plans developed; (iii) Regional cooperation, platforms and partnerships improved; and (iv) A regional consortium for scaling-up restoration through a regional programme. FLR Days constitutes part of a series of events to harness the opportunities to address key barriers in advancing the regional strategy and catalyze a massive regional FLR movement for sustainable landscapes and livelihoods.

Last updated date 13/09/2022

Language English

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