Making Forest Landscape Restoration a Force for Change

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1 Making Forest Landscape Restoration a Force for Change

2 Forest Landscape Restoration brings people together to identify, negotiate and implement practices that restore an agreed optimal balance of the ecological, social and economic benefits of forests and trees within a broader pattern of land uses IUCN, Great Lakes Landscape: Women s association nursery in Burundi

3 Restoration principles: Restoring a balanced and agreed package of forest functions Active engagement, collaboration and negotiation among stakeholders Working across a landscape Learning and adapting IUCN 2007, Miyun, China

4 There is no one-size fits all model

5 Protected Primary Forest Plantations Degraded Primary Forest Secondary forest Secondary forest Degraded Forest Lands Permanent pasture Permanent pasture Permanent pasture Intensive agricultural land

6 Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration A worldwide network that unites influential governments, major UN and non-governmental organizations, companies and individuals Building support + providing information and tools for practitioners + influencing policy frameworks

7 Partners ARC Alliance of Religions and Conservation CARE International CBD Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity CIFOR Centre for International Forestry Research FAO UN Food and Agriculture Organization FORIG Forest Research Institute Ghana Global Mechanism for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification ICRAF World Agroforestry Center IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUFRO International Union of Forest Research Organizations ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization PROFOR Program on Forests Tropenbos International UNFF Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre World Bank WWF And the governments of. China El Salvador Finland Ghana Italy Japan Kenya Lebanon the Netherlands South Africa Switzerland United Kingdom United States

8 Some learning sites Netherlands: Veluwe United Kingdom: Kielder and Trossachs United States: South Platte China: Miyun watershed Brazil: Acre Ghana: Pame Berekum (FORIG) Great Lakes 7 potential sites Indonesia 12 potential sites Thailand Dong Mae Salong

9 Political Commitment The U.S. is getting it too... Tom Vilsack Secretary, USDASecretary Our shared vision begins with restoration. Restoration means managing forest lands first and foremost to protect our water resources, while making our forests more resilient to climate change Tom Tidwell Chief, Forest Service we will increase our focus on restoration of our forest and grassland ecosystems; restoration to increase resilience to ensure these systems are able to adapt to changes in climate

10 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Establishes a Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program to select and fund ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes.

11 New Mexico

12 Restoration of Bottomland Hardwood Ecosystems Mostly Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MS, AR, LA) Federal programs drive activity on public and private land (WRP, CRP, mitigation) Dominant goals wildlife habitat creation and water quality improvement Widely spaced plantings not providing desired diversity of species or structure Economic returns to private landowners becoming more important Carbon sequestration credits possible Cottonwood/Red oak interplanting and multiple species stands

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16 Hayman Fire Recovery, Colorado

17 Santa Clara Firebreak Aerial view of Santa Clara fuelbreak bordering western boundary with Valles Caldera National Preserve (500 acres)

18 JL Enterprises CFRP Packaged Firewood

19 Training and Forest Related Employment 300 Jobs Santo Domingo Pueblo forestry crew thinning Pinon Juniper trees

20 Monitoring Assessing Results

21 Forest landscape restoration is more than just planting trees! It s about Engaging in land use decision-making Providing ecosystem services Maintaining healthy productive conditions Protecting investments Sustaining livelihoods

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