Catalyzing a science-based restoration movement in the context of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: monitoring and action on the ground

Join the 7th World Forest Week event “Catalyzing a science-based restoration movement in the context of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: monitoring and action on the ground”!

This event will be in English, with simultaneous translation in French and Spanish.

Agenda and participants

• Opening remarks (Mette Wilkie, FAO Forestry Division)
• Progress and updates from the Task Force on Monitoring for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (Julian Fox, FAO Forestry Division)
• Presentation of ongoing initiatives to enhance planning and monitoring of ecosystem restoration
  • Application of newly available high-resolution imagery for restoration monitoring (Yelena Finegold, FAO Forestry Division)
  • Presentation on the Restor platform (Justin Van Der Horn, ETH Zurich)
  • Presentation of the Global Restoration Observatory (GRO) (Jillian Gladstone, Climate Focus and Katie Reytar, WRI)
  • Presentation of IUCN’s Restoration Barometer (Elmedina Krilasevic, IUCN)
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration Monitoring under The Restoration Initiative (TRI) (Christophe Besacier, FAO Forestry Division)
  • Progress on the Socio Economics of Restoration (Marco Boscolo, FAO Forestry)

The session will be moderated by Khalil Walji, FAO Forestry Division