Guidelines for the Development of Upscaling Plans
4. What are the key barriers to address?
Based on experience from the demonstration project the route-map should develop a PESTEL analysis that identifies barriers to upscaling
Do a PESTEL analysis. A fundamental step for upscaling of restoration is to explore barriers to success. Critical issues may arise in several dimension and a helpful approach is to use a so called ‘PESTEL’ analysis. This analysis explores issues across political, economic, social, technical, environmental and legal dimensions (see table below). The analysis involves shortly describing the issue and providing relevant arguments and evidence. It should further address how urgent the issue is and how critical the issue is for the restoration program relative to other issues (low-medium-high). The analysis will benefit from involving relevant stakeholders and considering issues that you have identified during the pilot/demonstration project – this could be carried out through a half-day workshop for example.
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Description |
Basis/ |
Urgency |
Importance |
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Political |
To what extent national and international policy impact on upscaling restoration beyond the pilot/demonstration project. This includes EU, national as well as regional political policy and its stability. |
Relevant policy documents and their practical importance |
Addressed earlier or later? |
Low, medium or high importance? |
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Economic |
Evaluating the actual cost of restoration and associated potential to finance upscaling of restoration. It also relates to economic factors that indirectly impact restoration such as loss of future revenue for landowners and changes in forest resource availability. |
Cost analysis and existing/missing funding options |
As above |
As above |
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Social |
Focusing on the social context of the area considered for restoration and identifying the potential to engage relevant stakeholder groups and emerging trends in land-use. It may further address conflict areas that represent challenges to implement the restoration program. |
Identified landowner and stakeholder perspectives and land-use conflicts |
As above |
As above |
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Technical |
Technological factors consider to what extent sufficient knowledge (practical and scientific) and experience exist for upscaling. It may further address factors such access to work force, appropriate and sufficient equipment, availability of plant reproductive material and means to implement monitoring. |
Identified practical challenges and knowledge gaps |
As above |
As above |
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Environmental |
Environmental factors are set by geographic and ecological conditions within the intended restoration area. Further it includes considering to what extent the intended restoration goal (primary and other identified goals) can be reached with the time frame of the restoration program. It may also include evaluating the impact of climate change and extreme weather events. |
Descriptions of relevant restoration targets and obstacles for reaching them within the time frame of the restoration initiative |
As above |
As above |
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Legal |
The restoration program needs to address what is possible and not possible in legal terms within the region targeted for restoration. It should address potential changes in legislation and the impact this has on restoration of longer time frames. Political factors do cross over with legal factors; however, the key difference is that political factors are led by existing policies, whereas legal factors must be complied with. |
Legal frameworks influencing restoration options |
As above |
As above |