Forest Action Facility: Advancing Forest Landscape Restoration – A New Platform for Impact

11/10/2025

19:00 - 20:00

IUCN - The Americas - Room 1 , Onsite

Exhibition

Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies

Why attend

Combining a 40-minute expert panel with an interactive networking cocktail, the session will invite participants to engage in a keyword challenge. Each attendee will receive a card with a specific term and connect with two individuals whose work relates to it, noting names and shared ideas.

Session Description

The session marks the official launch of the Forest Action Facility (FAF) to a global audience, presenting its mission, structure, and objectives to IUCN members, governments, NGOs, and the private sector. At a time when forests in Latin America are at a tipping point, FAF introduces innovative restoration financing and local partnerships to reverse this trend. With EUR 19 million in seed funding from BMZ (Germany) and a potential additional EUR 10 million for Peru, the initiative will begin with landscape restoration in Central America and Ecuador. The session will showcase early successes in Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR), highlight financing mechanisms, and present opportunities for collaboration. Combining government support, technical expertise, and the voices of Indigenous and rural communities, FAF seeks to foster partnerships, mobilize resources, and invite diverse stakeholders to participate through open calls for FLR proposals—serving as a catalyst to expand its reach and impact worldwide.

Organised by

Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Region

Partners

Ministerio de Ambiente, Panama ( Panama )

Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Region