Planting Empowerment presented at the ISTF on how its private sector model for mixed native species timber plantations is implemented with Indigenous Peoples communities and small landowners. Planting Empowerment suggested four main lessons for private sector restoration to be successful and scale-up: 1. Reduce Upfront Risk for Partners: Small landowners and Indigenous Peoples often don't have many assets or safety nets, so placing land into a long term plantation, investing scarce cash into reforestation is not viable and short term income is needed from any project. Planting Empowerment reduces this risk by covering all expenses related to the reforestation (planting, pruning, etc.) and providing initial or monthly lease payments to partners. 2. Maintain Land Ownership: For Indigenous Peoples, "Land is Life.", is a common refrain, thus to partner with Indigenous…