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Rwanda's agenda for forest landscape restoration is intertwined with its socioeconomic transformation goals as presented in the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy and Vision 2020, providing a roadmap for forest cover increase up to 30% of the country's total land area. The country also has a number of policies to support restoration, such as the Green Growth and Climate Change Strategy (2011); National Forest Policy (initiated in 2004, revised in 2010 and currently under revision); Organic Law on Environment Protection and Management (2005); and Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture in Rwanda Phase III (2013). With these strong frameworks, Rwanda’s border to border restoration agenda intends to achieve the following specific objectives: increased agricultural productivity; improved food security and rural incomes; increased resilience to climate change; improved water supply; and reduced vulnerability to landslides and other disasters.