In support of the Government of Malawi’s National Forestry Landscape Restoration (FLR) Strategy, and the NKhatabay District Council’s FLR Action Plan, the Department of Forestry (DoF), with support from Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests activity has engaged local communities using data (e.g., from the National FLR Assessment, the National Forest Inventory, and the Deforestation Assessment) to prioritize degradation hotspots in Kaning’ina Forest Reserve and adjacent landscapes. The degradation hotspots are focal points for “restoration” interventions–including a number of hotspots in/around the Kaning’ina Forest Reserve.