Thumbnail Image

Regional Symposium: Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) Good Practices

23-24 September 2024

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Kabul, Afghanistan ;

Pages 1 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) is gaining attention in the context of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration which is led by FAO and the UNEP where FAO leads its task force on best practices and monitoring. FAO and partners have been promoting good practices on FLR in the Asia-Pacific region through various ways, including implementing projects. This is a key component of the Regional strategy and action plan on FLR and the RESULT Asia FLR framework (a regional FLR programmatic framework to realize a consolidated regional target of at least 100 million hectares).This event is organized as part of these efforts in the region and as part of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) projects in Afghanistan to share the good practices and lessons learned from the country and learn from other countries in the region. This event targets FLR practitioners and development partners in the country and region. The results are expected to directly contribute to improving FLR good practices in GEF projects within the country and region.

Language English

Also available in:
No results found.

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (stand-alone)
    Integrating forest and landscape restoration into national forest monitoring systems 2021
    Also available in:
    This document, based on the Voluntary Guidelines on national forest monitoring (VGNFM), provides a series of good practices organised into sixteen steps to facilitate the integration of the monitoring process to officers responsible for forest and landscape restoration (FLR) and the national forest monitoring system (NFMS). An inter-institutional work is proposed with key stakeholders to discuss the new information needs according to the approach and modalities of FLR implementation. Based on these needs, indicators, metrics, and monitoring attributes are organised.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet
    Restoring and sustaining landscapes together: a regional programmatic framework for forest and landscape restoration to advance the United Nations decade on ecosystem restoration in Asia 2023
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    Several challenges and barriers exist for successful implementation of Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR), particularly for smallholders and communities. These include conflicts of interest, land tenure issues, developing viable FLR models, capacity gaps and low access to financing. Past efforts in the region have not always been optimal in terms of quality of restored landscapes, analysis of local context and inclusion of stakeholders, and valorizing and funding the multiple restoration benefits among others. The Regional Programmatic Framework is an essential step forward for framing tangible partnerships and actions to address these barriers and challenges, and thereby helping countries scale up and enhance their FLR initiatives and outcomes.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (stand-alone)
    Restoring forest landscapes through assisted natural regeneration (ANR) - A practical manual 2019
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    Case studies and experiences with natural regeneration from the region have shown that natural regeneration significantly reduces the cost of restoration in areas that meet certain conditions. Native species that are adapted to the prevailing conditions re-establish on their own with some assistance, achieving accelerated growth in accordance with natural succession, leading to the recovery of native ecosystems. Restoration strategies based on natural regeneration also provide low-cost opportunities for conserving biodiversity and enhancing ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration and watershed protection. This manual describes procedures from almost 20 years of FAO experience with assisted natural regeneration (ANR) in the Philippines and more recently in Indonesia, Cambodia and Lao PDR. In each of these countries, the method was applied for different objectives and convincingly validated ANR’s cost effectiveness. There is an increasing recognition of the benefits and advantages of ANR in light of the ambitious global, regional and national forest restoration targets, and there are considerable opportunities to expand the application of ANR through various restoration related initiatives. It is hoped that this manual can serve as a field reference in guiding the application of ANR for forest restoration.
Show more

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files

No results found.