FAO established the Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) in 2014, with the aim of helping countries meet their ambitious pledges to restore degraded lands made under the Bonn Challenge and related regional processes such as the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100), and the Initiative 20x20 in Latin America, as well as other global initiatives related to landscape restoration.

The expected outcome of the FLRM is improved resilience, productivity and socio-economic value from restored forests and landscapes benefiting human well-being, local livelihoods and the environment.