Past Restoration Experience

The questions asked in this section of the Expression of Interest allow us to understand your organization’s experience in land restoration.

In this article, we highlight each of the questions we ask in the Expression of Interest, explain why we ask it, address any common concerns around each question and provide you with resources/examples as needed.

If you have any further questions, you add them below as a comment or submit them here, and our support team will try to address them.

Information For Questions Asked

• How many years of restoration experience does your organization have?
• How many hectares of degraded land has your organization restored since it was founded?
• How many hectares of degraded land has your organization restored in the past 36 months?
• How many trees has your organization restored or naturally regenerated since it was founded?
• How many trees has your organization planted, naturally regenerated or otherwise restored in the past 36 months?
• Photos of past restoration work

 

Q: How many years of restoration experience does your organization have?

Why we ask this question:
Although we have already asked when your organization was founded, many organizations start restoring land years after they became a legal organization. We want to know how many years your organization has been restoring land to ensure you have the experience needed to take on a significant restoration project.

How do I determine how many years of experience my organization has restoring land? This refers to the number of years your organization has been involved in actively restoring degraded land. For example, the number of years that you have planted trees or conducted erosion control work can be counted. However, if you only dug wells during the first years of your existence, that shouldn't be counted (but can be included in other sections of the application like your organization's mission). If your organization began to restore land significantly later than it was founded, make sure to only include the years after you began to work on restoration.

Q: How many hectares of degraded land has your organization restored since it was founded?

Why we ask this question:
We want to understand the total number of hectares your organization has been actively involved in  restoring since its founding to understand the impact and experience of your organization.

How do we define hectares restored? A hectare of land restored is defined as the total land area measured in hectares that has undergone restoration intervention. The land area under restoration includes more than active tree planting; for example, some land may not be planted while undergoing restoration. Instead, trees could be naturally regenerated on that land without active planting. Only count land that has benefitted from tree-based restoration techniques in your total.

Q: How many hectares of degraded land has your organization restored in the past 36 months?

Why we ask this question:
We want to understand the total number of hectares your organization has been actively involved in  restoring in the past 36 months to evaluate your recent traction. We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic affected work in 2020 and 2021.

How we define hectares restored? A hectare of land restored is defined as the total land area measured in hectares that has undergone restoration intervention. The land area under restoration includes more than active tree planting. Some land may not be planted while undergoing restoration. Instead, trees could be naturally regenerated on that land without active planting. Only count land that has benefitted from tree-based restoration techniques in your total.

Q: How many trees has your organization restored or naturally regenerated since it was founded?

Why we ask this question:
We want to understand the total number of trees that have been restored or naturally regenerated since your organization was founded to evaluate the scale and the impact of your organization's work.

How do we define a tree? A tree is defined as a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to 5 meters or higher, bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.

What do you mean by trees restored? We count "trees restored," not "planted." Only trees that survive to maturity after they are planted or naturally regenerated should be counted toward this total. Naturally regenerating trees must attain a verifiable age of over 1 year to be counted as "restored."

Q: How many trees has your organization planted, naturally regenerated or otherwise restored in the past 36 months?

Why we ask this question:
We want to understand the total number of trees that have been restored or naturally regenerated in the past 36 months to evaluate your recent traction. We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic affected work in 2020 and 2021.

How do we define a tree? A tree is defined as a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to 5 meters or higher, bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.

What do you mean by trees restored? We count "trees restored," not "planted." Only trees that survive to maturity after they are planted or naturally regenerated should be counted toward this total. Naturally regenerating trees must attain a verifiable age of over 1 year to be counted as "restored."

Q: Photos of past restoration work

Why we ask this question:
Photos provide proof of and context for your restoration experience. Please upload as many photos of your past restoration work as possible. Planting photos, before-and-after images, community engagement pictures, geotagged photos, and aerial images are especially valuable.

What kind of pictures can I upload to show photos of past restoration work: You are advised to upload at least high-quality pictures of your past restoration work. You can upload individual photos as large as 25 MB. The file types accepted are .png, .jpg, and .tif. You are advised to also upload geotagged photos to help the review team confirm the location of the work done.. Images may include people involved and/or the landscape being restored. Pictures that show the landscape before and after restoration are highly encouraged. Note that these photos may be featured on our webpage and in our other media, if you are selected for funding.