A guide to the restoration opportunities assessment methodology (ROAM)

Abstract

If you have decided to pick up and start to read this handbook, it could very well be that you are already familiar with forest landscape restoration (FLR), with its potential benefits and impact, and with the rationale for assessing FLR potential and opportunities at the national or sub-national level. If you are, you might want to skip ahead to the next chapter. However, if any of this is relatively new to you, this introductory chapter aims to give you a brief explanation of the context and rationale of FLR and the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM).