Restoring forest landscapes is recognized as one of the strategies for tackling some of the major environmental problems of our time, notably climate change, loss of biodiversity and desertification.
The latest strategy of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (2011-2020) sets the bold goal of restoring at least 15% of the world’s degraded ecosystems by 2020.
Bioversity International is dedicated to creating awareness of the relevance and role of tree genetic resources in ecosystem restoration and disseminating knowledge to help practitioners and policymakers take the right decisions regarding the identity and quality of the most appropriate planting material.