Putting the forest landscape restoration approach into practice

The result of a thematic day and the reflections of a working group on the Restoration of Forest Landscapes (GT-RPF) in which several members of the UPR Forêts et Sociétés participated, a summary note drawn up by the CST Forêt aims to complete the very many existing works on the subject, in particular by highlighting the critical points with regard to the operationalisation of the approach.

The concept of Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) is now widely accepted internationally, with the implementation of major programmes and numerous actions at national and local levels. However, there is a lack of perspective on the results and impacts of these programmes. The medium- and long-term sustainability of the actions carried out, beyond the project implementation phase, and their contribution to countries and their populations, generally remain questionable. The speakers at the Forest Committee's "Forest Landscape Restoration" theme day, held on 19 October 2022, highlighted the issues involved in implementing FLR, as well as a number of areas of debate and controversy. They are at the heart of this new Policy Note.
Sections of the Note :

  •     Forest landscape restoration (FLR): what added value?
  •     Deciphering the difficulties of implementation
  •     From theme day to policy brief
  •     Involvement' of local people at the heart of the process, which needs to be strengthened in practice
  •     Restoring the productive functions of landscapes
  •     Changing scale for greater impact: pitfalls to avoid
  •     The need to adapt the evaluation approach to the context
  •     Funding FLR in line with needs and urgency
  •     Summary and recommendations

Prepared by: Bernard Mallet (CIRAD emeritus)
With contributions from Christophe Besacier (FAO) ; Christian Castellanet (CST-F/Gret Secretariat) ; Marion Daugeard (CST-F/Gret Secretariat) ; Marie-Ange Kalenga (Fern) ; Régis Peltier (Cirad) ; Nicolas Picard (GIP-Ecofor) ; Plinio Sist (Cirad) ; Daniel Vallauri (WWF).

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Published: 20/06/2023