In 2014, CONAFOR launched restoration across 1 million hectares of degraded Mexican land. 4 years later, plant survival rates had nearly doubled through community action

Restoring damaged land on a large scale requires more than planting trees. Communities and landowners need financial resources, technical guidance, and better-quality planting material to give restoration projects a stronger chance of succeeding. Mexico's restoration effort under CONAFOR brought these elements together while focusing on areas that had experienced serious environmental damage.

A One-Million-Hectare Restoration Ambition