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ArticleIntegrated land use planning, a centerpiece for a successful forest and landscape restoration planning and implementation in Vanuatu
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Vanuatu has fragile ecosystems, which relies on the health of its forests. If forests are not protected or restored, the land becomes degraded, which results in a loss of soil fertility and increases in sediment loads in rivers and streams affecting drinking water supplies, inland and coastal fisheries and coastal tourism, all of which have a negative effect on the wellbeing of its citizens.Vanuatu started to work on a national Forest and Landscape Restoration Strategy (FLRS) after launching the Decade of Reforestation in March 2016. The idea had been circulated and discussed within government circles and non-government organizations where it received unanimous support. Between 2016 and 2018, three stakeholder consultations were conducted on Efate, Malekula and Santo to gather inputs from stakeholders. The results from these consultations were then incorporated into the first version of the strategy delivered in 2019. The first FLRS draft mostly revolved around tree planting, which was ambitious but did not put enough focus on the landscape part of forest and landscape restoration (FLR) and on the need to integrate restoration in long- term land use planning and livelihoods enhancement plans. FLR has to be part of, and trigger, integrated land use planning. Plans should be developed with all the stakeholders involved in the landscape agreeing on a common vision. These plans should focus on addressing the drivers of degradation and deforestation and on restoring lands for the benefits of people. With this in mind, the FLRS was revised in 2020. The implementation of this strategy relies in stakeholders’ ownership of the integrated plan and its implementation. Making all the stakeholders responsible for the sustainable management of the land is paving the way to success. Keywords: Deforestation and forest degradation, Adaptive and integrated management, Landscape management, Sustainable forest management ID: 3484481 -
ArticleAddressing local stakeholders’ priorities on the development process of action plans for forest landscape restoration in Atlantic Forest Biome, Brazil
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) goes beyond planting trees. Ecological and environmental principles guide restoration actions at the landscape level by integrating different land uses, reconciling protected areas with farming practices, and recovery of native vegetation. In the context of restoration planning, the local, social, cultural and economic aspects should be considered. Moreover, the involvement and engagement of key stakeholders from different sectors is also critical to ensure the success of restoration strategies and actions, as well as the identification of the motivational factors to restore degraded lands. This approach is part of the application of the Restoration Opportunity Assessment Methodology (ROAM) and was applied in in Espirito Santo State, Brazil that led to a FLR 10-year action plan. Several tools of ROAM were applied at different scales to generate information that supported decision makers in the formulation of public policies and implementation of restoration. The results of this work showed that the identification of key restoration success factors and barriers were crucial to mobilize and engage key stakeholders and define strategies and solutions that better address local demands and needs in the management of natural resource. Also, mapping the social landscape was essential in creating a larger movement to support restoration commitments. The main outcome was the development of a collaborative action plan aligned with the local reality and the commitments made by different actors. Moreover, the information generated had the potential to attract investment and finance opportunities to support the implementation of restoration actions at scale and to contribute to the state/national and international targets. Keywords: governance, forest landscape restoration, communities, planning, environment ID: 3624088 -
DocumentFrom projects to landscapes: FAO/WRI tools for monitoring progress and impacts of Forest and Landscape Restoration
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Restoring degraded lands is a key strategy for mitigating climate change, improving ecosystem health, and sustaining goods and services for people and planet. As part of the Bonn Challenge, New York Declaration on Forests, and other international initiatives, countries are encouraged to collectively restore at least 350 million hectares of degraded lands. Also, 2021-2030 has just been declared the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Monitoring restoration progress is important for ensuring that restoration activities stay on track to meet local and global goals. Monitoring also provides evidence for communicating successes, which will attract further investments for restoration projects, thereby scaling up efforts. In this context, WRI and FAO have jointly developed a series of tools to help with monitoring restoration. First is a guidebook for practitioners on discussing objectives and impacts and deciding which indicators to consider for monitoring their restoration projects, entitled The Road to Restoration: A Guide to Identifying Priorities and Indicators for Monitoring Forest and Landscape Restoration. Alongside this publication, the organizations prepared an e-learning course within the FAO e-learning academy and a web application called AURORA (Assessment, Understanding and Reporting of Restoration Actions), which facilitate the decision-making process and support users is selecting desired impacts and their indicators, setting up their goals, and monitoring progress. To complement this process, the publication Mapping Together: A Guide to Monitoring Forest and Landscape Restoration using Collect Earth Mapathons was produced to help project managers organize data collection events that establish baselines and monitor progress focusing on biophysical indicators. Here, we briefly present the FAO/WRI set of tools that will facilitate monitoring at different stages and will contribute to more robust monitoring and reporting processes. Keywords: Monitoring and data collection|Landscape management ID: 3623051
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