RESILAND: Armenia Resilient Landscapes Project

The objectives of the Resilient Landscapes Project for Armenia are (i) to increase the area under sustainable landscape management in selected locations and (ii) to promote sustainable economic activities to communities in targeted landscapes in Armenia. There are four components to the project, the first component being Institutional Capacity and Policy Development. The project supports integrated landscape management such as restoration of degraded wetland and rebuilding of fragmented forests. Integrated landscape management of such kinds of activities requires developing appropriate policies and strengthening institutional capacities. This component includes two subcomponents: policy review and development, and institutional capacity development. The second component is the landscape restoration. The component describes the main actions and approaches of forest and wetland restoration in Ararat Plain, Lori Plateau Lakes, and in the vicinity of Lake Sevan in Gegharkunik province. This component includes three subcomponents: forest restoration, wetland restoration, and mining site restoration. The third component is the Promoting Communities’ Benefits. this component includes two subcomponents: improving community-based forestry management, and ecotourism development. Finally, the fourth component is the project management, monitoring and evaluation, and communication. The project will support forest and wetland restoration, as well as improved government and community-based management of forests and other natural resources.