Forest landscape restoration (FLR) of tropical forests

Publication date: 26/10/2020
Extent: 18 pages

Contributions by: Stephanie Mansourian, Mansourian.org/University of Geneva, Switzerland/IUFRO, Austria

Chapter synopsis: This chapter reviews the restoration of tropical forests, focusing specifically on forest landscape restoration (FLR). It begins by addressing the importance on implementing forest landscape restoration and provides an overview of different guides and tools for FLR. It also provides two case studies, the first being a 3-year project on FLR in Madagascar by the WWF and the second being an analysis of the political process called the 'Bonn Challenge on FLR'. The chapter then reviews the challenges and opportunities in taking forest landscape restoration forward and concludes by highlighting how it has changed since it was first defined 20 years ago.

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2020.0074.38