Seeding African forest and landscape restoration: Evaluating native tree seed systems in four African countries

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dc.creatorGiacomini, Fiona L.
dc.creatorPrempeh, John A.
dc.creatorJalonen, Riina
dc.creatorVinceti, Barbara
dc.creatorEkue, Marius
dc.creatorBosshard, Ennia
dc.creatorBurslem, David F. R. P.
dc.creatorKettle, Christopher J.
dc.date2023-08-30
dc.date2024-01-25T10:34:43Z
dc.date2024-01-25T10:34:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:38:07Z
dc.descriptionCommitments to Forest and Landscape Restoration are rapidly growing and being implemented globally to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. Restoration initiatives largely based on tree planting necessitate an increased supply of high-quality and suitably adapted tree planting material. We evaluated the native tree seed supply systems in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, and Kenya, four countries with large commitments to increase tree cover. We applied an established indicator framework to assess the adequacy of any current tree seed system to meet national needs. The study aimed to analyse (i) how well-established the native tree seed supply systems are, (ii) how public and non-public actors differ regarding the perception of existing seed systems, and (iii) the main barriers to strengthening current seed systems. Our findings identified significant gaps in the native tree seed supply systems of the four countries, arising particularly from shortfalls in the enabling environment. We found a lack of involvement of local community members in the seed systems, with a crucial need for strengthening policy, capacity building and investment in seed systems. We propose a multi-stakeholder approach and the application of online tools to improve seed systems to meet the demand for high-quality native tree seeds.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138455
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/65564
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceGiacomini, F.L.; Prempeh, J.A.; Jalonen, R.; Vinceti, B.; Ekue, M.; Bosshard, E.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; Kettle, C.J. (2023) Seeding African forest and landscape restoration: Evaluating native tree seed systems in four African countries. Diversity 15(9): 981. ISSN: 1424-2818
dc.subjectseed systems
dc.subjectforests
dc.subjectrestoration
dc.subjectlandscape
dc.subjectseed collection
dc.titleSeeding African forest and landscape restoration: Evaluating native tree seed systems in four African countries
dc.typeJournal Article

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