XV World Forestry Congress

SESSION

Monitoring the forests to restore ecosystems

The vision of the UN Decade Task Force on Monitoring is that a science-based restoration movement should be informed by the best available technology and data for planning and monitoring restoration actions on the ground. And, that the latest innovations should be broadly accessible to restoration stakeholders – this can help turn commitments into actions and can help scale investments in restoration.

This session will highlight progress and technical innovations from the Task Force for Monitoring working in support to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring (FERM) registry will be launched at this session and will also feature updates to the FERM geospatial platform and progress on the Indicator database for monitoring restoration progress through the UN Decade. The panellists will feature examples of successful initiatives and country experiences in restoration monitoring.

Welcome

Moderator

Khalil Walji

Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF

Keynote and setting the scene: Monitoring of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and the Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring

Speaker

Julian Fox

Team Leader, National Forest Monitoring, FAO

Presentations/videos and panel discussion on restoration monitoring

Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring Platform and Registry Launch (Video)

Project level restoration monitoring and UN Decade Collaboration

Speaker

Jillian Gladstone

Lead Consultant, Climate Focus

Panel debate

Monitoring to support private financial flow for restoration, Gill Cassar (WEF)
Land health restoration monitoring, Leigh Winowiecki (CIFOR-ICRAF)
Project level restoration monitoring and UN Decade Collaboration, Jillian Gladstone (Climate Focus/Global Restoration Observatory),
The Restoration Barometer’s contribution to the UN Decade, Adriana Vidal (IUCN)
Forest Data Partnership, Supply chain and brand commitments on deforestation and restoration, Andrew Wilcox (Unilever)
Latest technology for monitoring forest restoration, Clara Rowe (Restor)
Forest and landscape restoration monitoring in Kenya, Patrick Mugi (FAO Kenya),
Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring (FERM) platform, Julian Fox (FAO),

Voluntary papers (Pecha Kucha/Lightning Talks)

The case for Natural Regeneration Approaches in Global Reforestation, Dennis Garrity
Case Studies on Korea-China’s Combating Desertification Cooperation Project in China, Ki Hyung Park

Speakers