restoration
Tree genetic diversity is key to success for forest restoration projects
Projects designed to return degraded land to natural forest, with associated improvements in ecological function and biodiversity, rightly focus on...
Seeds for Restoration - a global survey calls for contributions
Restoring hundreds of millions of hectares of degraded forestlands will require billions of tree seeds and seedlings. This month, we invite...
National Geographic highlights why getting Nepal the right seeds after the earthquake matters
When two major earthquakes devastated Nepal this past spring, farmland was washed away and seeds adapted to the terrain were lost. National Geographic...
Matching seeds to needs in the aftermath of the Nepal Earthquakes
Bioversity International scientists report from Nepal on the importance of considering farmer preferences when replenishing seed stocks lost in the...
Forest landscape restoration: a solution to global challenges
M. Ann Tutwiler addresses the importance of well matched and genetically diverse planting material when restoring degraded land and gives an update on...
Adding science to the landscape – Evert Thomas chats about restoration
With only three days to go until the long-anticipated Global Landscapes Forum, Bioversity International’s forest genetic resources researcher Evert...
Restoration of native species highlighted at the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum
On 6 December, Bioversity International researcher Evert Thomas and Regional Director for the Americas, Marleni Ramirez, will join research partners...
Global environment leaders’ decision calls for attention to genetic diversity in ecosystem restoration
Bioversity International successfully encourages consideration of quality in ecosystem restoration at the CBD COP12 held in Korea earlier this month.
The role of gender in landscape restoration – a case study from Burkina Faso
In a blog for IUCN, Gender Specialist Marlène Elias talks about how men and women relate to trees differently and how this matters in landscape...