WEBINAR: The Restoration Diagnostic in Practice

Craig HansonGlobal Director, Food, Forests and Water Programs World Resources Institute

Kathleen BuckinghamResearch Associate, Global Restoration Initiative, World Resources Institute

Miguel CalmonSenior Manager, Landscape Restoration Knowledge International Union for Conservation of Nature

THERE’S HOPE…

Source: Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration

2bn hectares with opportunities for restoration

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WHAT IS RESTORATION?

WHAT IS RESTORATION?

SOURCE: Tony Rinaudo, World Vision

WHAT IS RESTORATION?

SOURCE: Ecological Society of India

FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION VARIES ALONG SEVERAL DIMENSIONS

WHAT IS THE RESTORATION DIAGNOSTIC?

SOURCE: Michelle Szejner Sigal/GIZ

HOW WAS IT DEVELOPED?

IT’S BEEN DONE BEFORE…

SOURCE: Korea Forest Service

South Korea, 1960

South Korea, 2000

• Forest cover from 35% to 64%• Forest density increased 13x,

population 2x, economy 25x

Loess PlateauBefore: 1999

Loess PlateauAfter: 2005

• ↓ soil erosion on 920,000 hectares• 99% ↓ in sediment in water • 2.5 million people out of poverty

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IT’S BEEN DONE BEFORE…

SOURCE: World Bank

New England Swift River ValleyBefore: 1850

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IT’S BEEN DONE BEFORE…

SOURCE: Harvard University, Harvard Forest Archives

New England Swift River ValleyAfter: 2000

• Created 30,000 jobs• Provide critical habitat for 338

species• >$5 billion in recreational benefits

Key Success FactorFeatureTheme

Key Success FactorFeatureTheme

Key Success FactorFeatureTheme

Key Success FactorFeatureTheme

CAVEATS

• Not every case example has everything

• Not every factor required for success

• Geographic scale matters

STEPS WHEN CONDUCTING THE RESTORATION DIAGNOSTIC

STEPS WHEN CONDUCTING THE RESTORATION DIAGNOSTIC

STEPS WHEN CONDUCTING THE RESTORATION DIAGNOSTIC

STEPS WHEN CONDUCTING THE RESTORATION DIAGNOSTIC

WHO CONDUCTS IT?

• Government agencies• Non-Governmental Organizations

(NGOs)• Landowners and communities• Companies• Development agencies• Technical advisors

• Government agencies• Experts at non-governmental

organizations (NGOs)• Experts at research institutions• Land managers/owners• Private sector managers• Published research• Landscape monitoring systems• GPFLR Learning Network

INFORMATION SOURCES

• Quick assessment, short time period• Literature review• Interviews• Time period: weeks• Revisit once every five years

TIMING

DIAGNOSTIC IN PRACTICE

STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP IN KIGALI

RWANDA DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS: MOTIVATE

RWANDA DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS: ENABLE

RWANDA DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS: IMPLEMENT

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STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS IN RIO AND SÃO PAULO

BRAZIL DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS: MOTIVATE

BRAZIL DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS: ENABLE

BRAZIL DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS: IMPLEMENT

Select “yes,” “no,” or “partly”

RESTORATION DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT TOOL

RESTORATION DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT TOOL

RESTORATION OPPORTUNITIES ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY (ROAM)

1. Stakeholder engagement

2. Geospatial mapping3. Economic analysis4. Carbon analysis5. Enabling conditions6. Financial analysis7. Monitoring systems

Thank you

Kathleen BuckinghamResearch AssociateForest and Landscape RestorationWorld Resources Institutekbuckingham@wri.org

For more information:

Wri.org/restorationdiagnostic