Investing in Trees and Landscape Restoration in Africa : What, Where, and How

Dewees, Peter ; Place, Frank ; Scheer, Sara J. ; Buss, Chris

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACACIA;    ADB;    AFFORESTATION;    AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK;    AFRICAN FARMERS;   

RP-ID  :  69190

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Reforestation measures for degradedlands, strategies for the sustainable management of forestresources, and agroforestry practices that incorporate treesinto farming systems are increasingly demonstrating theirpromise for producing commercialized tree products. Althoughthe level of investment so far has remained modest, thechallenge is to find ways to scale up promising investmentsin a way that will have a clear impact at the landscapelevel. These types of investments can help achieve thetriple wins of climate-smart agriculture: increased incomesand yields, climate change adaptation and greenhouse gasmitigation.Market trends are promising for a wide range oftree-based technologies, including tropical fruits, cashews,honey, timber and wood products, lipids, gums and resins,tree crops, and agroforestry systems. In many cases, Africanentrepreneurs, farmers, civil society, and governments haveresponded dynamically to the widespread challenge of landdegradation. The continent is dotted with landscapes whereproduction of trees on farms and in managed forests hasgrown dramatically to meet market and subsistence needs;sustainable agricultural practices and revegetation haverestored soils and watersheds; and key conservation areasare being protected. However, this is not happening at thescale required by societal needs in Africa. In part, this isdue to a lack of strategic cooperation and coordinationbetween private sector investors and land managers (who arefocused on realizing profitable opportunities and meetingtheir own needs) and public and civil society actors (whoare focused on restoring forest cover and ecosystemservices). Such coordination is only possible when thebiophysical potential for landscape restoration, privatesector investment opportunity and incentives, and societaldemand for multiple benefits converge. Much can be learnedfrom examples of large-scale landscape restoration inEthiopia, Kenya, Niger, Tanzania, and Zambia, and thevariable roles of the private sector, farmers, government,and civil society in supporting and undertaking investment.