Progress and Way Forward in the Implementation of the Collaborative Roadmap

The Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism is pleased to announce the organization of the Workshop on Monitoring Forest and Landscape Restoration from 10 to 11 July 2017 at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The objectives of the workshop are:

• taking stock of progress made in implementing the collaborative roadmap
• a joint agreement on the next steps to move forward with the five activity streams

This workshop is the follow up of the "Monitoring Week” co-organized by FAO, CILSS, GPFLR, GM UNCCD, UNCCD, ICRAF, IUCN, UNEP, World Bank, WRI in 2016. The outcome of the monitoring Week was a collaborative roadmap for FLR monitoring. This collaborative roadmap pursues the objective to encourage and support countries and in country actors, and other relevant partners in monitoring FLR at all scales. It is composed of five activity streams for joint implementation:

1. Develop and refine a guidance document on the design, establishment and operation of FLR monitoring systems, aligned with existing processes and fostering cross-sectoral coordination
2.  Develop and maintain an interactive FLR knowledge platform including: an on-line library of monitoring resources and capacity building materials
3. Form and test evolving technical alliances/mechanisms/networks to support effective FLR processes (including monitoring) in selected countries and regions
4. Create (or as appropriate, build on existing) and facilitate a community of learning, supported, amongst other things by knowledge sharing events (incl. peer to peer)
5. Form an innovation hub to support other activity streams, harnessing contributions from the science, technology and innovation communities

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