Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) helps empower communities who are suffering from the effects of degraded land and climate change. These communities suffer from soil erosion, failed crops, starving livestock, droughts, flooding and a loss of biodiversity. Many of these communities feel powerless and are faced with having to leave their land because it can no longer support them, and they can no longer thrive there. World Vision is committed to supporting these communities. Through FMNR they can restore their tree cover, which leads to improved soil fertility, more crops, better animal fodder, increased firewood availability, more income and a better quality of life
The FMNR technique is very simple and involves regenerating trees from tree stumps that are still alive, or actively managing new trees starting to grow from wild seedlings. By teaching community members how to prune and protect these potential trees, they can begin to see a rapid increase in tree-density. As you can see in the diagram, an increase in tree density is more than just an environmental initiative – it has transformative economic and social benefits.
When the environment thrives, the community thrives.