Dear colleagues
I hope this message finds you well. On behalf of IUFRO 3.09.00 – working group --
Sustainable Forest Operations for Forest landscape restoration, I would like to invite you to the webinar Four Operational Challenges to Landscape Restoration in Latin America.
The webinar is scheduled for October 28, 12 pm, Washington DC (GMT -4),
This webinar is a joint effort between IUFRO Division 3, The
International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) and
Initiative 20x20 for Landscape Restoration in Latin America.
Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) represents not only a nature-based approach to mitigating climate change but also an opportunity to reverse land degradation that contributes to land-use
carbon emissions and erodes a wide range of ecosystem services, including biodiversity. For decades, forest structure and composition have been affected by human activities in ways that cause increased risk from wildfires and other natural disasters. But the
tide is turning. Countries around the globe have made important commitments to restore approximately 170 million hectares of degraded land by 2030. The magnitude of national commitments, as well as the variety of interventions needed to restore lands, require
the implementation of sustainable forest operations that may differ from those used in production forestry. This webinar will share innovative strategies to overcome four operational challenges for establishing, tending, thinning, and harvesting trees in a
restoration context, which will be critical in achieving global FLR targets. Modifications to current practices are needed to facilitate the cost-effective and long-term sustainable implementation of FLR interventions.
The seminar will be recorded on zoom, and the material will be distributed to the registered participants. Three of the presentations will be in
Spanish from three different countries (Perú, Chile, Guatemala) and one in English (United States).
Please register here:
Please share the invitation with your networks
All the best
René
Rene Zamora-Cristales, PhD
Forest Economist & Senior Associate
Latin America Research Coordinator
Initiative 20x20
Global Restoration Initiative
World Resources Institute
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