CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

The urgent need to conserve and use trees

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AFR100 and AUDA-NEPAD are partnering with CIFOR-ICRAF to strengthen the national tree seed supply required for successful implementation of AFR100. CIFOR-ICRAF has the expertise and tools to conserve threatened tree species and ensure investments in tree-planting efforts actually take root. With decades of expertise in 30 countries on the conservation and use of trees, CIFOR-ICRAF-supported genebanks supply the raw genetic material for more effective tree planting to deliver better-tailored products and services matched to needs. Our Nairobi-based Genetic Resources Unit is one of the world’s largest tropical tree seed collections used to improve tree planting, and our tree ‘field’ genebanks contain dozens more species.
    Publication year

    2023

    Authors

    CIFOR-ICRAF

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    trees, genebanks, conservation, tree diversity, planting trees

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