Introduction to forest and landscape restoration

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1 hour
Introduction to forest and landscape restoration
Agriculture & Food Security
Environment
English
Delivery Modality
Online self-paced
Theme
Risk-Informed Planning
Resilient Recovery & Reconstruction
Audience
Civil Society & Community-Based Organizations
Field Level Professionals
Government
Sectoral Ministries
UN Staff
Agencies
FAO
Certification
Yes
Last Updated
May-21

Degradation of forests and landscapes impacts the global climate, and also the food security and livelihoods of communities. Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) is a process which brings stakeholders together to create healthy, resilient and productive landscapes and meet national, regional and global commitments.​ This course has been developed to introduce the key concepts and process of forest and landscape restoration.

You will learn about:

  • The importance of FLR and its key concepts​
  • The benefits of FLR and how it helps countries to achieve their national, regional and global commitments​
  • The three key steps of the FLR process
  • The importance of engaging stakeholders in all steps of FLR and negotiating between potentially conflicting objectives.
  • The various considerations when implementing, managing and monitoring FLR​
  • Barriers and success factors for FLR