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Right tree, right place: How to choose species for restoration
Choosing the right tree species requires more than matching trees to a site. A new masterclass series examines ecological suitability,…
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Why Africa’s cities are starting to plant and tend trees
Across African cities, communities are planting and caring for trees along roadsides, in neighbourhoods and around schools, creating greener public…
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Where industry meets the forest: Five hundred trees in a cargo port
At Kribi port in southern Cameroon, 500 seedlings are bringing forest restoration into an industrial area shaped by trade, infrastructure…
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Seed orchards in Ethiopia are being thinned to improve seed quality
The Provision of Adequate Tree Seed Portfolios (PATSPO) project has so far established 62 breeding orchards (BSOs) and seedling seed orchards (SSOs)…
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Biodiversity and livelihoods at the centre: Planting native or introduced tree species
“Biodiversity doesn’t vote. Biodiversity is not what wins elections,” said Paul Smith, Secretary-General of Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), at a recent webinar on Choosing between native and introduced tree species during tree planting. This…
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Native tree species need support to achieve greater uptake by planters, scientists say
Tree planters need better access to high-quality seeds and seedlings of native species, as well as support tools for managing their use, to make informed decisions when choosing between native and introduced species, according to the…
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First certification for biodiversity-friendly initiatives nears launch
Tree-planting pledges have soared globally, spawning an ‘any-trees-at-minimal-cost’ solution to climate change that often does more harm than good from…
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Do climate pledges rely too much on tree planting?
Countries worldwide have pledged to plant millions of hectares of trees to offset their greenhouse gas emissions, but many of…
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Phantom forests: Trees on paper or trees to sustain livelihoods?
Over the last decade, commitments to restore hundreds of millions of hectares of degraded land have arisen thick and fast.…
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Enabling trees to better support rural economies
The demand for ever-more agricultural land to feed the world’s increasing population is perhaps the greatest driver of forest destruction.…
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Craft policies that jointly address biodiversity and climate crises, report says
Think before you plant. Randomly planting trees in ecosystems that have never been forests and reforesting with monoculture species can…
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Try tree regeneration, not tree planting
With all those well-meaning efforts to plant trees out there, alarm is justifiably being raised that sometimes, those trees will…
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A tree-powered circular bioeconomy
Jeff Bezos is hoping his immense wealth can change more than the retail landscape. With a promise to donate $10…
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Six tips for Africa’s restoration entrepreneurs
Africa has the potential to restore 700 million hectares of degraded and deforested land, but experts caution that to transform…
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Q+A: CIFOR-ICRAF scientists to speak at tree planting forum
Tree planting is often discussed as a panacea for environmental ailments such as climate change and biodiversity loss. However, this…
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