A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) Assessing forest and landscape restoration opportunities at the national or

A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) Assessing forest and landscape restoration opportunities at the national or sub-national level

One way forward is the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) ROAM is a framework, produced by IUCN and WRI, for assessing national and subnational restoration potential and much more. It can help governments and institutions: Allianz Knowledge Site GBI Portal Estimate the costs and benefits of restoration strategies and opportunities Find the best, priority landscapes to start restoration Set the stage for national-level strategies on restoration Provide often-missing landscapelevel data Build high-level support for restoration

ROAM involves 1. Preparation and Planning for FLR Stakeholder coordination and support 2. Data Collection and Analysis Spatial analysis and mapping Benefit and cost appraisal Carbon abatement costs and accrual Restoration diagnostic 3. Results and Recommendations Validation of results Identification of restoration and investment options

Finding and institutional home for the assessment Establishing the team to coordinate and lead the assessment

Phase 1. Preparation and Planning Defining the problem and FLR objectives The integration and consideration of gender equity starts here and is a vital component throughout the ROAM process. Tim McKulka

Engaging Key partners

Defining the scope of the assessment

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Data Collection

Geographic scope - Stratifying the assessment area

Existing Maps

Rwanda map of tree species

Level of degradation

Identifying the assessment criteria and indicators 1. Define reason for FLR assessment 2. Criteria that will be used to analyse FLR potential 3. Indicators and data that may explain the status of chosen criteria 1. Uganda loses ~2.5% of its forest cover each year 2. Deforestation and degradation as criteria to analyse FLR potential 3. Proxies for measuring landscape degradation required

Specially Commissioned Maps

Identifying potential FLR options Silviculture Planted Forests and Woodlots Natural Regeneration Mangrove Restoration Watershed Protection and Erosion Control Agroforestry Improved Fallow

Stakeholder Surveys

Stakeholder Prioritization of restoration interventions

Specially Commissioned Maps Restoration Opportunity Optimization Tool

Restoration Opportunities Mapping

Restoration Economic Modeling and Valuation Agroforestry Woodlots Natural regeneration Value (UGX/Ha) Value (UGX /Ha) Value (UGX/ha) Variable costs Pruning 20,000 50,000 - Seedlings 50,000 555,500 - Planting 10,000 222,200 - Thinning - 300,000 - Timber harvest 3,000,000 6,000,000 - Fixed costs Site preparation 300,000 300,000 - Weeding 60,000 360,000 - Protection/Patrolling 10,000 10,000 10,000 Revenue Crop yields 1,250,000 - Timber 35,000,000 10,500,000 Firewood 200,000 400,000 100,000 Firewood from second thinning - 400,000 Firewood from third thinning - 10,800,000 Above ground biomass carbon 840,000 1,680,000 1,680,000 Belowground biomass carbon 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 Watershed protection (quantity and quality) 346,000 346,000 346,000

Cost Benefit Analysis Agroforestry Woodlots Natural regeneration Discount Rate 10% 16% 10% 16% 10% 16% Value (UGX/Ha) Value (UGX/Ha) Value (UGX/Ha) Value (UGX/Ha) Value (UGX) Value (UGX) Present Value of Costs 1,274,893 908,642 5,377,609 3,567,785 94,269 61,772 Present Value of Benefits 17,334,162 8,135,547 7,993,122 4,502,454 2,967,154 1,542,919 NPV 16,059,269 7,226,905 2,615,513 934,669 2,872,885 1,481,147 Benefit Cost Ratio 13.60 8.95 1.49 1.26 31.48 24.98

Carbon Modeling

Restoration Diagnostic of Key Success Factors

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Organizing the validation workshop

Financing

Restoration Finance and Resourcing Analysis Identifying finance options for implementing the restoration opportunities From recommendations to implementation

Latin America: 20x20 Financial Architecture $10 million investment readiness fund: 100 restoration projects Private sector finance: 0.5 billion by COP 21 Guarantee and capitalization: 0.5 billion in catalytic first loss Debt finance: 1.0 billion by 2020

ROAM activity Defining the problem Engaging key partners Defining scope & outputs Stratifying the area Identifying FLR options Identifying assessment criteria Planning the work Sourcing data Spatial analysis Economic analysis Carbon analysis Integration of spatial analysis and economic analysis Readiness analysis Finance analysis Validating results Local Government feedback Finance options Recommendations to implementation From recommendations to implementation Phase 1. Preparation and planning 2. Data collection and analysis 3. Results and Recommendations CR Completed Completed Ongoing process ELS Completed Completed Ongoing process GUA Completed Completed Ongoing Completed Ongoing Completed Completed MEX Completed Completed Ongoing process NIC Completed Completed Ongoing process To be completed in June 2016 To be completed in June 2016

From recommendations to implementation

ROAM is the most comprehensive framework for achieving successful forest and landscape restoration

2016