Restoration of forest ecosystems and landscapes as contribution to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

This document provides information on how implementing forest landscape restoration (FLR) at the jurisdictional and national level can offer countries a way to recover degraded forests and bring back key forest ecosystem functionalities in a way that will increase biodiversity levels in a landscape while contributing to achieving several Aichi Biodiversity Targets. One approach to prepare to implement FLR is through the application of the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM), which provides a flexible and affordable framework for countries to rapidly identify and analyse areas that are suitable for FLR and to identify specific priority areas at a national or sub-national level...