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A World Resources Institute fact sheet identifying over two billion hectares of global potential for forest and landscape restoration, primarily in tropical and temperate regions. It distinguishes between wide-scale, mosaic, and remote restoration opportunities and emphasizes a holistic approach that integrates local stakeholders and diverse land uses to improve biodiversity, food security, and climate mitigation.

This case study examines a forest landscape restoration project in the Humbo District of Ethiopia, implemented from 2006 to the present. Led by World Vision with support from the World Bank's BioCarbon Fund, the project utilized Farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) to restore 2,700 hectares of land, leveraging carbon sequestration payments and community-led management to combat severe deforestation and soil degradation.

This case study by the World Resources Institute examines the restoration of forest landscapes in New England from 1850 to the present. It details how a combination of market shifts, ecological suitability, and policy interventions led to the passive restoration of approximately 4 million hectares between 1880 and 2000, while also identifying current threats to these regenerated forests.

This case study by the World Resources Institute examines the large-scale forest landscape restoration in South Korea from the mid-1950s to the present, detailing the drivers, enabling conditions, and outcomes of the process.

This briefing by Johan Rockström argues for a 'new green revolution' in agriculture to simultaneously address immediate poverty and long-term climate risks. The author proposes shifting focus from large-scale irrigation to small-scale rainfed agriculture and water harvesting, particularly in tropical regions, to increase food production and turn agriculture into a carbon sink.