Utilising landscape scale forest ecosystem rehabilitation as a cost effective bridge for the integrated deployment of national land-based mitigation and adaptation strategies

The rehabilitation of forest ecosystems – in an ecologically and socially compatible way and at a larger landcape scale – can provide a bridge while maximizing co-benefits for communities and biodiversity. This project piloted initiatives to optimize the implementation of actions that simultaneously contribute to both land-based mitigation and adaptation strategies via landscape scale forest ecosystem rehabilitation. It achieved this goal by: (1) Identifying national “best bets” for optimizing coherent implementation of land-based mitigation and adaptation strategies; (2) Supporting national policy and programme development that integrates the “best bets”; and (3) Stimulating commitment among decision-makers and investors through global analysis, networking and policy influence.

Project data

Countries: El Salvador, India, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Uganda, Viet Nam
IKI funding: 2,961,524.91 €
Duration: 11/2015 till 12/2018
Status: completed
Implementing organisation: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) - Switzerland
Political Partner: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) - Viet Nam

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) - India

Ministry of Environment (MINAM) - Peru

Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources - Kenya

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) - El Salvador

Ministry of Water and Environment - Uganda

National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR) - Mexico

National Forestry Program - Uganda

Rajasthan Department of Forestry - India
Implementing Partner: Clinton Foundation - Clinton Climate Initiative
Online: https://www.iucn.org/theme/forests/projects/forest-ecosystem-rehabilitation

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State of implementation/results

Project completed.
Project works on Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in the context of the Bonn Challenge.
IUCN is increasingly involved in building global partnerships to promote FLR; in particular the establishment of a new alliance, the "Global Mangrove Alliance", which will be of great importance for the dissemination of knowledge generated by the project.
In Mexico, the economic analysis of IUCN and TNC provided input for the Yucatan Framework Agreement on Sustainability (ASPY).
In Uganda, as a result of project activities, FLR recommendations were integrated into the National REDD+ Strategy.
These recommendations include measures about agroforestry, afforestation and reforestation and the promotion of natural regeneration.

Latest Update:
12/2025