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Events

Sub-National Consultation Meetings in Indonesia
Palembang, 19-20 April and 15-16 May | Samarinda, 22-23 May 2018

RESTORE+ organized two workshops to consult relevant stakeholders of East Kalimantan and South Sumatra provinces on the proposed methodology for identifying landscape restoration areas. The events aimed to strengthen mutual understanding and engagement on forest and landscape restoration targets and strategies as well as collect learning and experience from the parties.

RESTORE+ presents in IPEA'S Workshop
Brasília, 27 March 2018

IPEA (Institute of Applied Economic Research) organized a workshop that focused on the responsibility of the agricultural sector in Brazil to mitigating climate change. The RESTORE+ team gave presentations on the impacts of implementing the Forest Code in Brazil, of extending the soy moratorium to the Cerrado biome, and on the importance of improving land use classification tools.
More coverage: EMBRAPA, IPEA (Video)

National Consultation Meeting in Indonesia
Jakarta, 28 November 2017

RESTORE+ organized a workshop to consult relevant stakeholders on planned approaches to assess landscape restoration options that will generate spatial data and quantitative information for policy makers. The event aimed at building common understanding on sustainable landscape restoration planning in Indonesia and seeked synergy between the RESTORE+ project with similar on-going or planned projects.

RESTORE+ reports to Bappenas Minister
Bonn, 14 November 2017

During the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, RESTORE+ reported to Indonesia's Minister of National Development Planning (Bappenas) on its plans and approaches in supporting the formulation the next National Medium-Term Economic Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024.

Dedicated session at IUFRO
Freiburg, 18-22 September 2017

RESTORE+ scholars presented the aim of the project and its approach at 125th IUFRO conference in a dedicated session titled “Integrating grassroots participation, crowd mobilization and big data analysis in forest restoration policy assessment in the tropics”.

RESTORE+ Project Stakeholders Meetings in Brasília
Brasília, 13-14 September 2017

On 13 and 14 September 2017, Brazil’s RESTORE+ team held a series of technical meetings with representatives of Brazil’s Ministry of Environment (MMA), Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC), and of WWF-Brazil.

Joint capacity building activity in Indonesia
Bogor, 22-25 August 2017

RESTORE+ aims to inform key policies in Indonesia by identifying specific degraded areas with accompanying scenarios for restoration and sustainable utilization. To this end, working together with policy makers is required to ensure relevance and to better position the project in informing national policies such as the National Medium-Term Economic Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024.

Launching the RESTORE+ Project in Jakarta
Jakarta , 06 June 2017

IIASA together with Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), WRI Indonesia and ICRAF hosted the RESTORE+ project launch to stakeholders in Indonesia. The event puts emphasis on the synergy between RESTORE+ project activities with the formulation of Indonesia’s next National Medium‐Term Economic Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024.
More coverage: Secretary of RAN-GRK, Monga bay

Side Event at Bonn Climate Change Conference
Bonn, 17 May 2017

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and IIASA's Ecosystems Services and Management Program (ESM) co-hosted an event at the Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2017. RESTORE+ was presented in the context of demonstrating the contribution of Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) approaches to the achievement of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
More coverage: IIASA, IISD

ESTORE+ participates in the 2017 Bonn Challenge Meeting
Palembang, 09-10 May 2017

The Bonn Challenge is a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested land into restoration by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2010. This initiative underpined Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) to restore degraded land to its ecological functionality as well as enhancing human well-being.
More coverage: IIASA

RESTORE+ Kick-Off Workshop
Laxenburg, 18-20 April 2017

IIASA hosted the Kick-Off workshop of the RESTORE+ project to introduce the project approach, the planned activities and expected results. Project partners, government representatives and funding agencies came together to discuss concerns over restoration of degraded land and feedback on planned activities and the work plan.

More coverage: IIASA, bisnis.com, Event files

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