Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) – Orientation

Discover FMNR, simple and sustainable technique for restoring degraded land and healing the environment.

You will learn the basics of the FMNR technique, its incredible benefits for landscapes and communities and how you can be part of the FMNR movement to regreen the environment.

Who is this course for? 

This orientation is a first step for anyone interested in FMNR, including: community members, CSOs, development professionals and NGO staff, funders, government policymakers and technical staff, students and academics in the areas of conservation, restoration, climate change, etc.

This orientation course will provide an understanding of FMNR. Those who need to be able to practise or teach FMNR should first complete this orientation, and then continue to the series of more in-depth modules. 

What will you learn? 

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the FMNR technique and movement
  • Explain the problems FMNR aims to address
  • List signs that FMNR could benefit a community
  • List and explain the five steps of FMNR
  • Describe the benefits of FMNR and what FMNR can achieve
  • Explain the FMNR theory of change
  • Explain the difference between tree planting and natural regeneration
  • Engage in promoting FMNR scale-up in different ways, towards the vision of restoring 1 billion hectares of degraded land


Topic Overview: Climate action, climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions, resilience, ecosystem restoration, forest management, landscape management, natural resource management, livelihood diversification, community-led development, inclusive development, participatory development

How much time do you need to invest? 1 hour

Course Certificate/Badge: The platform will automatically generate a certificate after you have completed the full module and passed the assessment quiz.

Course Providers: Provided by World Vision International and World Vision Australia, developed by DynaMind eLearning

Course Contact: technical_academy@wvi.org

Licence: The contents of this course are licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND, unless otherwise indicated.

Publication date: November 18, 2024