landscape restoration
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The genetics behind better tree seed
In Kenya and Rwanda, breeding seed orchards and mother blocks are helping improve access to quality tree seed and planting…
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A new chapter for sustainable palm oil in Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Decades after transforming the global palm oil industry, Yangambi is rebuilding its own production, this time with the protection of…
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From evidence to investment: COP17 puts finance at the heart of the Great Green Wall Initiative
At UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, African governments, researchers, development partners and investors examined how evidence from restoration efforts across the…
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Ethiopia reviews and validates National Great Green Wall Coalition Framework
Ethiopia is working to improve coordination among institutions implementing the Great Green Wall Initiative, with a new coalition framework setting…
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Planting the foundations of the Somali Region’s first tree seed system
New seed orchards, a tree seed laboratory and seed collector groups are being established in Ethiopia’s Somali region to improve…
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Renewable charcoal from acacia plantations reaches market in DRC’s Tshopo Province
After six years of planting, growing and harvesting acacia trees, farmers in the Yangambi landscape are bringing renewable charcoal to…
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The hidden factor in restoration success: Why seed quality matters
“Many people mistakenly believe that any tree seed can be planted successfully,” said Dr Athanase Mukuralinda, director of the Center…
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New prediction engine cuts costs of soil analysis and mapping to transform landscape health
An advanced new online prediction engine is transforming how soil spectroscopy laboratories assess landscape health across countries, cutting analysis and…
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From seeds to systems: Building the foundations of ecological and ecosystem restoration
Restoring degraded landscapes is widely recognized as a pathway to strengthening biodiversity, food security and climate resilience. Yet the long-term success of…
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Developing thriving nurseries and diverse tree seed supply options
Across Ethiopia’s highlands and drylands, millions of hectares of once-productive soil lie degraded — stripped of vegetation, battered by erosion…
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Biochar for socio-ecological systems resilience is the next frontier in Yangambi
Healthy soils are the quiet lifeblood of a healthy landscape. They hold water through dry spells, recycle and retain nutrients, and keep…
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Enriching the land and farmers’ lives through agroforestry in Ethiopia
In Gechi District, Oromia Region, where coffee has long been the backbone of rural livelihoods, a quiet shift is taking…
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Born in the Sahel, now global: A soil assessment method reshaping restoration science
Twenty years ago in Mali, Tor-Gunnar Vågen and colleagues began experimenting with a methodology to assess and map soil and land health; today, that early work has amplified into a framework with myriad applications for restoration across landscapes. …
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Asia and agroforestry: a systematic approach to policies and practices
My colleague — Mi Sun Park — and I were fortunate to be able to co-edit a special issue of…
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Shoring up Burkina Faso’s shea trade requires intensive landscape restoration efforts
For generations, women in West Africa have produced shea butter for home consumption and to sell for use in cosmetics…
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