Kenya Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring Framework. A framework for monitoring, reporting and learning on landscape and ecosystem restoration

Landscape degradation is a significant global challenge, with estimates indicating that between 20% and 40% of the global land area is already degraded or undergoing degradation. This figure continues to rise, with approximately 100 million hectares affected every year, driven by climate change, population growth, unsustainable agricultural practices and consumption patterns. Climate change and land degradation are mutually reinforcing – land degradation contributes to climate change while climate change worsens its impacts and reduces the viability of some land restoration and rehabilitation options. Similarly, nonterrestrial ecosystems are also experiencing alarming rates of degradation and loss. For example, wetlands are estimated to have declined by 64% to 71% globally during the 20th century, while the total global mangrove area decreased by approximately 284,000 hectares in the between 2000 and 2020.

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