Monitoring
Our Impact
See the Change
Be the Change
Why monitoring matters
To scale up the impact of FMNR and other land restoration efforts, we need to understand what’s working, where, and why. Monitoring helps us capture change on the ground, learn from local experience, and make better decisions. It also helps communities and partners see the value of their efforts and tell powerful stories of restoration.
The goal of monitoring
Through Solstice, we aim to make monitoring simple, useful and inclusive—so that we can track progress, improve practices, and strengthen the impact of FMNR over time.
What is Solstice?
Solstice is a solution to address unique challenges faced by field staff in mapping and monitoring ecosystem restoration work.
Solstice is a platform that can be used to map & monitor restoration sites. Standardised indicators, surveys and sites profiles make collecting meaningful data quick and easy, while also being customisable to meet the unique needs of individual projects and organisations.
It combines precision, simplicity, and efficiency to transform how restoration activities are tracked, shared and reported. With Solstice, site mapping becomes a measurable account of impactful change.
World Vision has invested in the Solstice Platform to develop site profiles, surveys, indicators and dashboards suited to the mapping and monitoring of FMNR & Regreening Sites.
These tools are freely available to any user around the world.
Solstice is a free and open-source, cloud-based, software platform for mapping & monitoring everywhere
Benefits of Solstice
Solstice Web Portal
- Create customised survey forms
- Manage and aggregate data (e.g. across projects, regions, countries)
- Build dashboards and maps to track progress in real-time (e.g. number of sites, hectares restored, participating farmers)
- Easily add/remove users
- Protect sensitive data
Solstice App
- Capture field data and photographs
- Conduct household surveys
- Accurately map site boundaries
- Instantaneously determine area (in hectares or acres)
- Works in remote areas without connectivity
Key Links
Solstice
Home Page
Create an account for Solstice
Training
Resources
Download the Solstice App for Android
Download the Solstice App for Apple
Get involved
Anyone can join the global FMNR movement by learning the technique, spreading awareness, participating in local projects, or supporting initiatives that directly implement FMNR. These efforts help restore degraded lands and build sustainable futures for children and their communities.