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For World Vision, protecting biodiversity is inseparable from supporting children’s wellbeing. Healthy ecosystems underpin the food, clean water and livelihoods that children and families depend on.
We work alongside communities to restore and care for their landscapes, building on local knowledge and priorities.
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World Vision International is a global Christian humanitarian organization that helps children, families, and communities overcome poverty and injustice.
This project restored biodiversity and improved livelihoods but also earns the community carbon credits. The project is expected to absorb over 880,000 metric tonnes of CO2 over 30 years, and the community is paid for protecting the forest.
The FMNR Hub is a platform providing resources, case studies and guidance on the community-led natural regeneration technique called Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration.
World Vision’s Regreening Communities Project Model address all these issues by guiding communities through a participatory environmental restoration process.
The Central Rift Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration Scale-Up Project (CRIFSUPI / CRIFSUP2) is a land restoration and food security initiative in Kenya led by World Vision Australia and World Vision Kenya.
Regreening Africa funded by the EU and implemented in Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Senegal, Ghana, and Niger, success of this project has led to it being recognised as one of the seven UN World Restoration Flagships.
Join the conversation
Join World Vision and partners at CBD COP17 for From Participation to Leadership: Communities Driving Landscape and Biodiversity Restoration.
Featuring World Vision’s Irene Ojuok, the session will explore how local knowledge and community leadership can strengthen biodiversity restoration—and what it takes to move from participation to genuine ownership and agency.
Monday 26 October | 13:30–14:45
IUCN Pavilion, Forum Room A, Blue Zone, Yerevan
FAQs
What is FMNR?
FMNR (Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration) is a simple, scalable, and community-driven approach for restoring degraded landscapes. FMNR is all about regrowing trees from stumps with living root systems through careful pruning and protection. This pruning practice can even be done with existing seedlings and saplings. Many of these come from trees that were cut down long ago but are still alive underground (also known as the underground forest). Many organisations worldwide have embraced FMNR due to its effectiveness. It doesn’t require expensive tools, just some training and something simple like a knife or machete. Anyone can do it, but it works best when the whole community works together.
What evidence is there of the impacts and benefits of FMNR?
Research shows FMNR restores degraded land, boosts crop yields, improves biodiversity, and strengthens food security and livelihoods. Millions of hectares have been regenerated globally, benefitting millions of people. Explore the full evidence base in our research library.
What practices go well with FMNR?
FMNR is most powerful when combined with other complementary practices. FMNR when combined with other land restoration methods like soil conservation, water management, and sustainable farming, can improve water access and management, strengthening livelihoods and food systems. FMNR can be used in different landscapes, from farms to forests to grazing land and even in water. Livelihood interventions can be paired with FMNR to improve income, nutrition, and resilience at household level. By combining FMNR with other efforts, communities can tackle social, economic, and environmental challenges more effectively.
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