Filling in knowledge gaps for better management of forests and trees
What research support is needed to help countries meet their pledges to restore forests on degraded lands? This and other questions are explored in a conversation among scientists from several centres who are carrying out research on the management and conservation of forest and tree resources within the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry, written up in the latest FTA newsletter.
The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (CRP-FTA) boasts 230 researchers working in more than 35 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. FTA researchers examine the crucial role of forests in confronting the challenges of climate change, poverty and food security.
The group's latest newsletter opens with a conversation between several of the program's key scientists who work on the management and conservation of forest and tree resources.
What incentives are needed to effectively conserve trees in agroforestry systems? Does forest certification help improve forest management? What measures and practices are needed to ensure that forests and other tree based systems can adapt to climate change? What tools do we need to ensure that collections in genebanks conserve the diversity we need? What research support is needed to help countries meet their pledges to restore forests on degraded lands? These are only a few of the topics raised in a discussion by Laura Snook (Bioversity International), Manuel Guariguata (CIFOR), Jenny Ordonez (ICRAF), Jonathan Cornelius (ICRAF), Alice Muchugi (ICRAF), and Evert Thomas (Bioversity International).
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Photo: Ugandan schoolchildren carry tree seedlings. Credit: Joseph Otim