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#GenerationRestoration

Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization #AFR100 #Initiative20x20wri.org/restorationJoined August 2015

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AFR100 Initiative and 7 others

Jan 26

Coordinated #AFR100 National multi-stakeholders' platforms are crucial to advancing #FLR in Africa. Today, members of restoration-related platforms in #Rwanda gathered to discuss & strengthen collaboration in planning, financing, implementing, & tracking #restoration projects.

Tropical Forest Alliance at World Economic Forum and 9 others

Where and why #agroforestry works, what are the common reasons for success? If you have a story on successful agroforestry, please #contribute to the forthcoming Tropical Forest Issue. More about how to contribute: 👇 bit.ly/3HC2v6r #generationrestoration

Lead Foundation Tanzania

@leadtz

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Just a year ago this land was bare. Unbelievable right? the vegetation has started returning after digging 22,000 bunds with

@justdiggit

and the local pastoralists in Monduli, Arusha.

#LandDegradation is expanding in Ethiopia, affecting more than 85% of the country.

@worldresources

and

@wateraid

Ethiopia are working to counter this issue while bringing life-giving water to local communities 💧

Restoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security

Gedif Tadele, 53, is a farmer in Cheboch village near Merawi town, the capital of North Mecha district in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. Gedif depends on his produce for a living and to sustain his...

Global Forest Watch

@globalforests

Feb 1

📢 Upcoming event: Forest Data Partnership webinar. Join

@FAOForestry

@RAN

and others for a discussion on “Aligning and Innovating for a Shared Data Ecosystem.” 📅 Mon, 6 Feb ⌚ 9-10am EST 📌 Register here: wri.zoom.us/webinar/regist

AFR100 Initiative

@Afr100_Official

Feb 2

Excited to be at this year's #Yale #ISTF Conference, to present the case of AFR100 within the #African Tropics. You can follow the proceedings virtually via the zoom link below: yale.zoom.us/j/93770115072?

“I am keen to see the recent IUCN’s assessment of #Malawi’s FLR policy alignment providing concrete areas for policy interventions, and I believe the #RestorationPolicyAccelerator comes at a good time to help fill the gaps identified.” #TanguTumeo-

🌳The #RestorationPolicy Accelerator is expanding to include cohorts across #AFR100 member countries🌳 Today, a team from

shares with #Malawi stakeholders lessons learnt in #LatinAmerica in framing right policies + right incentives for #LandRestoration.

TODAY: For restoration entrepreneurs in Brazil's #AtlanticForest, money *can* grow on trees! Join

@WRIBrasil

in just a few hours to learn about the country's greatest opportunity for #ForestandLandscapeRestoration 🌱

Amazing to see

's work under #TerraFund for #AFR100! 👏

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Solidaridad_SAF

@Solidaridad_SAF

Jan 30

Distribution of trees under the @onetreeplanted project has started. Today we saw off 10,000 seedlings of assorted trees being transported to various destinations as the project pick up momentum. cc @WorldResources @RestoreForward #AFR100

AFR100 Initiative and 9 others

Jan 30

🌱How can National Multi-stakeholders Platform support + accelerate #ForestLandscapeRestoration implementation in #Malawi?🌱 Today Malawi's FLR stakeholders gathered to identify gaps + challenges and frame a shared way forward to strengthen the platform.

We're all familiar with the Amazon...but what about Brazil's #AtlanticForest? 🌳🌳🌳 Tune in next Monday to learn about the country's greatest opportunity for #RestorationEntrepreneurs! This webinar will be in Portuguese with English interpretation.

The #RestorationPolicy Accelerator program collaborates with governments officials to inspire, innovate & streamline public policies for landscape restoration. The program is expanding to include cohorts across #Africa and #India. Stay tuned!

Jan 27

Right policies + right incentives that advance successful #LandRestoration: These are the main aspirations of #RestorationPolicy Accelerator Rene Zamora of

sharing with #Rwanda restoration stakeholders experience from Latin America. Learn more about the program👇

Discover more about Restoration Policy Accelerator

AFR100 Initiative and 9 others

Jan 26

How can National FLR multi-stakeholders' platforms efficiently support accelerating restoration on the ground? Stakeholders in #Rwanda: 🎉Commended achievements of current FLR platforms ⏩Highlighted the need for improved coordination + inclusivity.

#ICYMI Yesterday,

was privileged to hold a partnership meeting with the #AFR100

team and other stuff. The meeting served as an occasion also to discuss further areas of cooperation. #NatureandPeople

Sustainable Harvest International

@Sust_Harv_Intl

Jan 24

SHI farmer Carolina applies #EffectiveMicroorganisms to her garden in Belize. The EM mixture increases soil microbial diversity while suppressing pathogenic bacteria. It results in improved soil quality and higher yields. #regenerativeagriculture #biodiversity #agroecology

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Jan 25

IN 1 HOUR: Last year brought major developments on climate and nature — yet far more action is needed.

@AniDasguptaWRI

' President & CEO, will share some of the big stories that will shape 2023. #STW23 Register ⤵

Food and Land Use Coalition

@FOLUCoalition

Jan 23

How can we unlock sustainable #FoodSystems that boost human and planetary health? Learn how initiatives such as

@Regen_10

are scaling evidence for the mitigation, #FoodSecurity and restoration potential of #regenerative agricultural practices bit.ly/3kfNxei

FOLU India and 7 others

Planting the seeds of empowerment in Malawi

Jan 20

Because of #SoilErosion in Malawi, women have to walk further to transport firewood or water. Learn how Wells for Zoë is restoring land with the #PricelessPlanetCoalition — and creating more free time for women in the process!

mastercard.com

Jan 19

Too dirty, too much, too little, or too erratic: there's many #WaterRisks that can affect a city. But #forests and trees can help cities address these challenges: bit.ly/3AYDUGu

How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

Ministry of Environment - Rwanda

Jan 19

Excited to forge more pathways to restoration with

@MujaJeanne

and

@EnvironmentRw

🇷🇼

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@EnvironmentRw

Jan 19

At the World Economic Forum, Min. @MujaJeanne met @WorldResources President & CEO @AniDasguptaWRI to discuss strengthening partnerships in:

Water resources management

@Afr100_Official

Financing and coordinating landscape restoration in Africa #GreenRwanda

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Yale Forestry

@yaleforestry

Jan 17

The next #YaleForestForum series begins with Frances Seymour, distinguished fellow at

Frances Seymour and 9 others

, this Thursday, Jan. 19 from 11:30am-12:10pm US ET, as we launch our exploration of voluntary carbon markets in tropical forests. Register &join us here: yale.zoom.us/webinar/regist

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Global Forest Watch

@globalforests

Jan 18

“We have specific numbers, specific estimates that say these are some of the carbon benefits of what Indigenous people are doing for the world in terms of mitigating climate change.”

In the Amazon, Indigenous and Locally Controlled Land Stores Carbon, but the Rest of the Rainforest...

David Gibbs and Peter Veit in

@insideclimate

insideclimatenews.org

Forests managed by Indigenous peoples and other local communities in the Amazon region draw vast amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere while the rest of the rainforest has...

Sustainable Harvest International

@Sust_Harv_Intl

Jan 12

“In the future, when I have already departed, I can leave this for my family,” says SHI-Panama partner farmer Roberto Mendoza of Cerro Corral. #familyfarmer #farmingforthefuture #GenerationRestoration #Panama #agroecology #biodiversity

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Taking Root

@TakingRoot

Jan 12

Reforestation projects in remote corners of the world have their challenges! Whether that means visiting farmers on horseback or delivering seedlings by dirt bike, we make it work. #reforestation #farmers #climatechange #globalwarming #sustainability #nature #trees #carbon

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Planting the seeds of empowerment in Malawi

Jan 12

Soil erosion threatens the farmlands of #Malawi, but

@wellsforzoe

is working to ensure the country's agricultural future. The NGO planted 785,216 trees for the #PricelessPlanetCoalition in 2022...and thousands more are on the way this month!

mastercard.com

A nonprofit that supplies villages with pumps for clean drinking water has blossomed into a tree restoration initiative that brings jobs to local women.

Jan 11

🌱Yes, 1000s of communities in Africa have proven to us that there is a better way to sustain economic growth while restoring land!🌱 📢The time is now or never to ensure that funding flows directly to #GenerationRestoration #AFR100

How 4 African Champions Are Restoring Land and Improving Lives

Come work with

Land & Carbon Lab! We are hiring a full-time Communications and Engagement Specialist: gfw.global/lclcomms

#DYK that from 2001 to 2021 forests managed by #Indigenous people in the #Amazon were strong #NetCarbon sinks, removing a net 340 million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere = the U.K.’s annual fossil fuel emissions! Learn more: #GenerationRestoration

Indigenous Forests Are Some of the Amazon’s Last Carbon Sinks

Jan 10

There is a happy medium between active planting and passive restoration👉 #AssistedNaturalRegeneration Check out this approach and its potential to restore millions of hectares of land, sequester carbon, & more: #GenerationRestoration

The Benefits and Power of Assisted Natural Regeneration

Jan 10

WRI provides evidence on the urgent need to help #IndigenousPeople and other local communities safeguard their forest homes and preserve some of the Amazon’s remaining carbon sinks. Learn more 👇

@globalforests

#GenerationRestoration

Indigenous Forests Are Some of the Amazon’s Last Carbon Sinks

Congrats to

on this big milestone with #TerraFund for #AFR100! 🎉

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Nguni Nursery

@NguniNursery

Jan 6

Today marks 6 months since we started our Eastern Cape Project. This is a #Terrafund project @Afr100_Official @restoreforward #ngunirestore We

Growing

Taking Root

@TakingRoot

Jan 5

Meet Mr. Armando Manzanares, a smallholder farmer in Nicaragua. He recently learned about our CommuniTree Carbon Program. He's decided to join the project and restore 10 hectares of his land! #carbonremovals #reforestation #smallholderfarmers #globalwarmin #sustainability

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Restoring Lands Across South Asia With a Unique Entrepreneurial Approach

Jan 6

Entrepreneurs across South Asia are helping to build #GenerationRestoration by: 🏞️ Restoring damaged landscapes 🧑‍🌾 Improving livelihoods 🌳Producing healthier forest + farm ecosystems Learn how they're reaching the next level w/ the #LandAccelerator:

wri-india.org

An underlying threat to India’s people, climate and economy, land degradation has affected almost 30 per cent of its total land. As more than half of this degraded land consists of either farmlands...

WRI India

@WRIIndia

Jan 6

Why landscape #restoration is critical for India's post #pandemic recovery? Restoration offers multiple benefits and can build more equitable economies in India wri.org/insights/build #generationrestoration

#Forests can play a major role in keeping cities cool and comfortable, and that's not the only benefit they can provide. Learn more on how forests can create healthier cities in this

article:

How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

Jan 4

Different landscapes, different needs! The AURORA app by

@worldresources

and

@FAOForestry

can help you plan a #LandscapeRestoration strategy based on your goals:

auroramonitoring.org

Access the AURORA App

Taking Root

@TakingRoot

Jan 3

Our CommuniTree Carbon Program holds community consultations and farmer workshops for education and knowledge sharing. This gives local farmers a chance to learn about the project, ask questions and voice their opinions. #reforestation #trees #CommuniTree #carbon #farmers

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Ani Dasgupta

@AniDasguptaWRI

Dec 21, 2022

This week, world leaders committed to conserve 30% of land and ocean by 2030. It is a privilege for