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Dear Members of the Community of Practice,

in one of our events it was suggested that it would be nice to have a common page where the members of the community could work together. For this purpose, we created this space. It can be used to share information, ask questions, discuss, give advice or ask for help, share success stories or also approaches that did not work out well ...

So, please feel free to engage and hit the edit button (little pencil at the right edge of the page)! You can also use the comment function!

If you have problems with the use of the site, please contact julia.klemme@ble.de or julia.klemme@4p1000.org

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Share your expertise at the 10th World Conference on Ecological Restoration

Dear Task Force Members,

The Society for Ecological Restoration invites proposals for the 10th World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER2023) to be held in person on 26-30 September 2023 in Darwin, Australia with a separate opportunity for virtual participation and content delivery in the Western Hemisphere time zone during the week of 6 November 2023.

Join us at SER2023, in person or virtually, to present your restoration research and projects, make connections, and learn from a wide diversity of restorationists who are at the global forefront of scientific, technical, socio-economic, and policy dimensions of restoring damaged and degraded ecosystems. Conference participants will include scientists, practitioners, indigenous and traditional owners, resource managers, policymakers, and other restorationists.

SER2023 will focus on the connection between culture and nature, including the role of restoration in enhancing and rebuilding that connection, while also elevating the value of traditional and local ecological knowledge and practice. Recognizing the value of diversity not just in the natural, but also the human world, and consistent with SER's emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion, SER not only welcomes, but strongly encourages a diversity of perspective and representation in all proposal submissions.

Proposal submission deadline extended to 30 October 2022

Learn more here: https://www.ser.org/news/613382/

Andrea Romero

Facilitator Task Force on Best Practices - UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism

Forestry Division

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

00153 Rome, Italy

21st of February 2022: Invitation by the UN Decade Best Practices Task Force to UN Decade partners

Dear UN Decade partners,

As you know, in 2021 Task Force on Best Practices implemented a global capacity needs assessment that identified key gaps and capacity development priorities to support the UN Decade. The key findings were published in this summary report. We received 1331 responses from all around the world and overall, 50% of respondents had no capacity development or training to enhance their restoration work.

This year, the survey information will be combined with a stock-taking effort to document existing (current and recent) knowledge products and capacity development initiatives with the goal of identifying: i) ways to replicate or extend existing programs; and ii) gaps where knowledge products or capacity development initiatives are needed. The final product will be a Capacity, Knowledge, and Learning Action Plan for the UN Decade. The scope includes all types of ecosystems, sectors and the four major categories of the restorative continuum.

Therefore, we are requiring your valuable support with this important effort. We invite you to contribute to this online spreadsheet created to take stock of Knowledge Products—defined as a collection of knowledge generated to enable action—as well as Capacity Development Initiatives (both from your own organization and other organizations/initiatives that you may know). We also invite you to disseminate this message across your networks focused on capacity /knowledge development.

Below are some examples within these two broad categories. We would greatly appreciate your collaboration to provide information on these aspects preferably by the end of this week. For questions or clarifications, do not hesitate to reach out to us (Robin Chazdon rchazdon@forestorationinternational.org; Andrea Romero Andrea.RomeroMontoya@fao.org).

Thanks so much in advance for your inputs!

Kind regards,