A Guide to Answering Questions Related to Restoration

Below is a guide to answer questions related to restoration in the Expression of Interest: 

• How do I answer “how many years of restoration experience does your organization have”?
  • This refers to the number of years your organization has been involved in actively restoring forests, farms and common lands and not general NGO activities; for example tree planting activities and not activities like digging wells which can be included in other sections like your organisation description. 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.
• How do I answer “how many hectares of land has your organization restored since it was founded”? * 
  • This refers to the total number of hectares your organization has been involved in actively restoring forests, farms and common lands since the founding of the organisation.
• How do I answer “how many hectares of land has your organization restored in the past 36 months”? * 
  • This refers to the total number of hectares your organization has been involved in actively restoring forests, farms and common lands in the last 36 months from the date of your application.
• How many trees has your organization restored or naturally regenerated since it was founded? * 
  • This refers to the total number of trees planted by your organization towards actively restoring forests, farms and common lands since the founding of the organisation.
• How many trees has your organization restored or naturally regenerated in the past 36 months?* 
  • This refers to the total number of trees planted by your organization towards actively restoring  forests, farms and common lands in the last 36 months from the date of your application.
• What kind of pictures can I upload to show photos of past restoration work?*  
  • You are advised to upload as many clear (at least 5), unpixelated/non-grainy pictures of your past restoration work. 
  • You can upload individual photos as large as 25 MB. 
  • The file types accepted are .png, and .jpg
  • You are encouraged to also upload geotagged photos to help the review team confirm the location of the work done. Non-geotagged photos affect your application’s overall score.
  • Images may include 1) team and communities engaged in field restoration work  and/or 2) the landscape being restored and/or 3) product/technology/intervention implemented on field. Pictures that show the landscape before and after restoration are highly encouraged.  
  • Note: Photos submitted may be featured on our webpage or in other publications and your organisation will be credited.