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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has the pleasure to invite you to join the new FLR community of practice and attend an online knowledge sharing forum “Innovative Approaches for Monitoring Forest and Landscape Restoration” (FLR), the first of its kind.

Monitoring progress on global forest and landscape restoration is key to improving the livelihoods of millions of people. Join us for the inaugural webinar on Thursday 30 November 2017. In addition to the webinar, the online forum includes a 2-week facilitated online discussion from 28 November to 14 December. English will be the working language of the knowledge sharing forum.

The 1.5 hour webinar aims to answer these questions:  

1. Which innovative technologies currently exist for monitoring?  
2. How can we make the best use of these innovative tools? 
3. How can we ensure people participate and use these tools in their monitoring activities?

Register for the forum here

Agenda

• Opening & introduction to the topic by Catalina Santamaria, Convention on Biological Diversity and Vice Chair of the Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration (GPFLR) 
• Objectives of the session by Faustine Zoveda, FAO 
• Presentation “Monitoring FLR with CollectEarth” by Bernadette Arakwiye, World Resources Institute, Rwanda  
• Presentation “Citizen Observatories” by Alan Grainger, University of Leeds
• Presentation “  Using lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor tropical forest recovery by Rakan A. Zahawi, University of Hawaii 
• Panel discussion, summary and feedback 

Participants have an opportunity to ask questions during the webinar. 

Who should attend? 

The forum is organized for practitioners of Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR), in particular: 

• National focal points on FLR
• Academia
• Private sector
• Civil society organizations working with communities on FLR implementation

In addition, the following groups may find the forum useful:

• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) experts from FLR projects
• Government officers responsible for monitoring and reporting on FLR, climate, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Support each other to address forest and landscape restoration challenges – join us! 

How to participate:

If you are interested in participating in the forum and online community please fill in the enrolment form by Monday, 27 November 2017.

All participants can attend the forum without charge from their own desktop computers or mobile devices. A strong and reliable internet connection is essential to fully participate. Prior to the forum, supplementary materials and links will be provided to all those registered, including details on the agenda and guidance on how to participate in the community’s activities.

The organizers aim to cater for participants’ needs and will collect feedback to improve a FLR monitoring guidance document to be drafted by FAO and WRI. Organizers will guide participants on where to find further knowledge sources, and seek their feedback and inputs. Please note that no certificates are offered. 

Through gathering practitioners in an online discussion, the community of practice will allow participants to continue to share knowledge and innovation in order to learn and further develop FLR solutions. The community will be at the heart of activities and will further shape joint activities and exchanges. 

Have your say now about topics for the community! Fill in the needs assessment here.

Learn more about the online community of practice here.

Join the Dgroup platforms:

Online Community of Practice for Forest and Landscape Restoration

Mailing list - FAO webinars on Forest and Landscape Restoration 

Why hold this online event?

Monitoring FLR efforts play a critical role in several ways:

• Support the implementation of FLR interventions at all scales and provide feedback for adaptive management and learning
• Provide evidence of progress, achievements and impact in relation to expectations and targets
• Support reporting to FLR investors from different sources and foster additional investments
• Support reporting on national, regional and international commitments