The conservation and sustainable use of tree biodiversity the range of variation found within and between tree species to support livelihoods and the environment is central to the Tree Productivity and Diversity research theme at World Agroforestry (ICRAF).
Restoring forestland optimally isn’t as easy as it might seem. A global team of researchers offer guidance on how to do it well.
The climate crisis urgently needs to be mitigated if our children are to inherit a liveable planet. One solution that has been widely adopted is to plant a lot of trees to go some way towards replacing those that have been lost along with the services they provide, such as sequestering carbon, harbouring biodiversity and improving agricultural productivity.
Many initiatives aiming to do just that are underway around the world, mostly deploying an approach to forest and landscape restoration that aims to regain ecological functionality and enhance human well-being in deforested or degraded landscapes.