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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 -
DocumentA Policy Influencing Plan for the adoption and contextualization of forest and landscape restoration in Kenya
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Well formulated policies are sometimes not implemented or their implementation is delayed due to internal and external challenges that may not be inherent in the policy. It is therefore critical that these challenges be identified and addressed. This can be done in a step-wise process through a policy influencing plan (PIP). A PIP seeks to achieve incremental changes in policy stakeholders’ behaviors. A PIP for domestication of the Forest and Landscape Restoration Action Pan (FOLAREP) in Kenya was developed through the support of The Restoration Initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility and is being implemented by FAO and other partners. The PIP with critical intermediate outcomes and general timeframes was developed based on a review of literature and participatory mapping of key policies, laws and strategies. Key consulted stakeholders included policy makers, community members, Civil Society Organizations, and the private sector in Marsabit, Isiolo and Laikipia Counties. It is concluded that internal policy implementation challenges should be addressed through PIP as an enabling foundation for impactful sustainable restoration in order to help Kenya meet the Bonn Challenge and the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative commitments . Strengthening of governance systems and structures at county level, capacity building in restoration, bio-entrepreneurship and PIP as well as extensive promotion of bio-enterprises through micro, small and medium sized enterprises are recommended to ensure sustainable restoration. Key words: Policy Influencing Plan, Forest landscape restoration, Kenya ID: 3486352 -
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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