The Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) Implementation Hub: Delivering the Bonn Challenge - Preparation phase

It is estimated restoring 350m ha of degraded and deforested lands, through the forest landscape restoration (FLR) approach, could annually sequester up to 1.7gt of carbon dioxide equivalent whilst generating as much as US$ 170bn in net benefits from watershed protection, improved crop yields and forest products. The establishment of an FLR Implementation Facility will enable the delivery of FLR in order to generate climate and other benefits, in support of international and national development policies and programs, particularly those that target climate change, biodiversity, food security, rural poverty reduction and land degradation neutrality. This will provide governments, private sector, civil society and local communities the tools and options to accelerate, scale and implement FLR. Through application of rigorous monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks, the Facility will support countries in achieving transformational public and private FLR interventions on the ground.