Guidelines for the Development of Upscaling Plans

The route map should form a key input for a wider regional or national forest restoration plan or programme. It serves as an important mechanism to transfer knowledge from projects that are limited in extent or time to larger plans. It should be written from the perspective of those running the demo or pilot and so provides valuable ‘bottom-up’ insights for those developing and implementing policies from the top-down. The rest of this guideline explains how to develop a route-map: a series of guiding questions, things to consider and tools to use. We have developed a simple template, available as an interactive web form, to use for capturing the outcome of the process and communicating it to others. However, it is important that whatever document you develop meets the requirements of your project and is adapted to meet the needs of your key audience.

[Five examples of upscaling route-maps from SUPERB demo-sites; to be added]