The Bonn Challenge
On the second of September 2011, a core commitment to restore 150 million hectares of lost forests and degraded lands worldwide by 2020 has been launched at a ministerial conference in Bonn.
New analysis by IUCN estimates that restoring 150 million hectares would be worth US $ 85 billion per year to national and global economies.
During the conference, leaders have defined pathways to realise this ambitious goal. You can read more about the Bonn Challenge by clicking
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Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration
In the space of a few centuries, mankind has removed more than half of the Earth's original forest cover. Every year, a further area the size of Greece is lost (FAO, 2005). The world's biodiversity and climate, and the livelihoods of millions of people are under serious threat. However, all over the world, people have started to restore their forested landscapes. Hence, degraded forests have become landscapes of opportunities, and the scale of this opportunity is immense. More than two billion hectares of the world's deforested and degraded landcapes are likely to offer potential for restoration - a vast opportunity to reduce poverty, improve food security, reduce climate change, and conserve biodiversity. If you want to know more on this world of opportunity, click here.
If you want to listen to what people have to say about forest and landscape restoration, and the activities they are involved in, click here.
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The World's Forests from a Restoration Perspective
The slideshow below shows a map of the world’s forests as they used to be and as they are today. Click here to browse the map in a Google Earth application, and click here for explanation and a high resolution map.
Announcements
New: International course on Governance for forested landscapes, nature and people
Forest and landscape governance are increasingly complex issues. Governance is longer no monopolised by governments, but is an increasingly shared ...
When: 2012-10-22
New: International Course on Landscape Functions and People
This year, there are two periods in which you can join: 23 April-4 May, and 19 November-30 November. Scholarships are ...
When: 2012-04-23
Mined land rehabilitation: mainstreaming landscape restoration in Indonesia
Indonesia produces over 300 million tons of coal annually, with the province of East Kalimantan being one of the largest ...
When: 2012-03-06
Strategies for landscape scale restoration in the tropics
The Yale chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters will host practitioners and researchers from government, academia, and environmental ...
When: 2012-01-26
Bonn Challenge on Forests, Climate Change and Biodiversity
Ministerial Roundtable and Restoration Leadership Forum
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and IUCN have decided to organize ...
When: 2011-09-01
Restoring forests for communities, biodiversity and ecosystem services
A conference and workshop organized by ELTI, Bogor Agricultural University, and Tropenbos-Indonesia. September 12-13, 2011. Institut Pertanian Bogor Convention Center ...
When: 2011-09-12
4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration
Ecological restoration is becoming increasingly important as fragile ecosystems continue to be degraded and threatened. The SER2011 World Conference on ...
When: 2011-08-21
Investment forum: mobilizing private investment in trees and landscape restoration in Africa
We are pleased to announce that together with the Program on Forests (PROFOR), the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the IUCN ...
When: 2011-05-25
Videos
Pictures
Take a look at FLR images from around the globe.