Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a sustainable land restoration technique that depends on active management of bushlands, tree stumps and/or seeds that have self-germinated from the soil, allowing them to grow into productive trees. The FMNR approach provides a lowcost, low-risk method for restoration of degraded landscapes while supplying farmers with valuable economic, social and environmental benefits. This publication records the experiences of participants who have implemented the FMNR approach through World Vision’s CRIFSUP Project. From their encounters, you will notice how this sustainable low-cost approach has a holistic impact on women, men, children and the community at large. Additionally, the project trains participants on other complementary components to maximise on benefits achieved from practicing FMNR. These complementary components include: Savings for Transformation (S4T), Citizen Voice and Action (CVA), Local Value Chain Development (LVCD), Empowered Worldview (EWV), energy-saving technologies, soil and water conservation, and Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA).

Students at Emining Special School for the Visually Impaired in Baringo County prove that disability is no barrier to success. Their passion for the Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) method, implemented with the support of World Vision, shines through. Pupils feel proud and valued, with many citing FMNR as their favorite part of school life.

Juliet Bell lays six ways Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration is empowering communities for global impact

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World Vision Zambia and Copperbelt University (CBU) have taken a massive step forward in addressing the pressing issue of land degradation by formalizing a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This strategic collaboration will see the two institutions work together to advance research and promote sustainable land restoration through the Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) model.

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Young Kenyan siblings Lemayian and Gideon are leading the charge against climate change in their arid village. Despite the harsh realities, these children are inspiring hope and demonstrating that even small actions can make a big difference in combating the global climate crisis.

This brief summarises the main findings from the mid-term review for World Vision’s Regreening Communities in Yumbe District, or ‘Regreening’, project (2021-2027) in Uganda.

World Vision has led the charge to bring these invisible forests back to life for over two decades with a powerful technique called Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). FMNR involves regrowing trees from stumps with living root systems through careful pruning and protection. Combined with other land restoration techniques, it’s far more effective than planting trees and works in the world’s toughest climates.