q Forest landscape restoration (FLR) brings people

together to identify, negotiate and implement

practices that restore an agreed optimal balanceof the ecological, social and economic benefitsof forests and trees within a broader pattern of land uses

Forest Landscape Restoration

FLR

• How much forest?• What sort of forest?• Where should it be in landscape?• Who decides?• Who owns it and uses it?

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What is FLR?

• Efforts should aim to improve both ecological integrity and human well-being

• Restoration of a balanced and agreed package of forest functions

• Active engagement, collaboration and negotiation among a mix of stakeholders

• Working across a landscape

• Learning and adapting

A landscape is ???

• A landscape is an area of land that the eye can seein one glance, with a specific set of ecological,cultural and socio-economic characteristics that isdistinct from its neighbours

Or a landscape is ???

• “A geographical construct that includes not only the biophysical components of an area but also social, political, psychological etc components of that system.”

• “A landscape is a geographical space in which the process or object of interest is completely expressed or functions.”

Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration

Goal:

Ø Catalyze, promote and reinforce conditions for, and approaches to, forest landscape restoration that deliver benefits to local communities and nature, as well as fulfil international commitments on forests

ØAlmost 30 partners

Partners

• IUCN • WWF• United Kingdom• Alliance for Religions and

Conservation• CARE• CBD Secretariat • CIFOR• El Salvador• FAO• Finland• Ghana (FORIG)• Global Mechanism for UNCCD• ICRAF• IUFRO

• ITTO • Italy • Japan• Kenya• Lebanon• Netherlands• PROFOR/World Bank• South Africa• Switzerland (SECO)• United States• UNEP-WCMC• UNFF Secretariat• WBCSD• China (tbc)• Brazil (tbc)

Phase 2: 2006-2009

ØBuilding a learning network to improve critical understanding and practice on FLR

ØContinuing to build support for FLR from the local to the global level

ØReinforcing legal, policy and institutional frameworks to support FLR

ØProviding people who have a stake in the role of forests and trees with the information and tools they need to help them make decisions on FLR, implement them and monitor their impacts

Examples of Specific support

Events– UK/Brazil study tour (early June 2007)– Global meeting of sites (3rd quarter 2007)– China workshop late 2007Technical support– FLR best practice guidelines– Analysis and message on FLR and climate change– Interactive websitePolitical support– Inputs to policy arenasPromotional materials– Launch of new GPFLR ‘brand’ – New brochure and maybe new filmLeverage: Influence and funding

For more information

www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/restoration/globalpartnership/

Resources

•Lally principles – IUCN/EcoAg partners•EcoAg 20 questions•Sangha Guidelines•Bowral Principles and Guidelines•ITTO Guidelines

IUCN/ITTO Objectives for workshop

•Relevance of FLR to Indonesia•What does Indonesia want from GPFLR•What can Indonesia offer to FLR•Exploring FLR concepts – approaches and tools for use in Indonesia•Indonesian learning site(s)•Responsibilities for follow up•Launching the learning network

Indonesian Principles or Guidelines

• Would this be useful?• Can we make progress this week?• Who will take responsibility?

Thank you