Under the umbrella of the Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA) and with financial resources provided by the European Commission through the Global Forest Information Service - GFIS Africa Project, a group of African scientists compiled case studies of land rehabilitation from all major ecological regions in Western- Eastern...

This paper explores how agroforestry can advance land restoration and conservation, while increasing the resilience of agroecosystems and their contribution to food security and poverty alleviation. The publication illustrates agroforestry’s main contributions to sustainable ecosystem services, soil productivity and reduction of soil erosion and also describes the key challenges of...

This report highlights lessons learnt from WWF's engagement in the region. Restoration efforts have involved policy work, training workshops, but also active removal of dykes and sources of degradation, and trials on relatively small plots to determine best methods for the restoration of forest dynamics. Activities have included numerous field-based...

Nearly 30 years ago, Trees for Life Founder, Alan Watson-Featherstone stood in the Universal Hall and in front of 300 people made a life-long commitment to restore the ancient Caledonian Forest. He started with no resources, no knowledge, no access to land, no funds, but his passion and inspiration have carried...

Dr. William A. Powell received his BS in biology in 1982 at Salisbury State University, MD, and his PhD in 1986 at Utah State University studying the molecular mechanisms of hypovirulence in the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica. He is currently the Director of the Council on Biotechnology in Forestry...

How can financial flows be directed to natural climate solutions, in particular, forests? This workshop brought together scientists, NGOs and private and public investors to explore barriers and opportunities to increasing private capital investments into forests – one of the most promising natural climate solutions available.

This publication of the governments of Kenya, Germany, AFR100, CIFOR, and IUCN presents a cost-benefit analysis of forest and landscape restoration options in Kenya.

The forest of Lilengo is an area in Burkina Faso supported by the Belgian NGO Entrepreneurs Without Borders (OZG). They have successfully regenerated the forest and ground cover of this area that was very badly affected by the droughts of the late 1990s. Working with local people and using simple...

Off the coast of East Africa in the Zanzibar archipelago, lie the island of Pemba and islet of Kokota. When Mbarouk Mussa Omar visited Kokota a decade ago, it was teetering toward the brink of collapse. Deforestation and climate change had wreaked havoc on the tiny islet. He recognized that...

Founded in April 1998, the Instituto Terra is a community non-profit non-governmental organization that operates in the whole territory of the Valley of the River Doce between the states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. The institute has defined its objectives as restoration of the ecosystem, production of Atlantic Forest...