Building smart seed systems for biodiversity, livelihoods and resilient restoration
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £375,000
WHERE Cameroon
Summary
Tree-based restoration is critical for biodiversity, rural livelihoods and nutrition. In Cameroon, lack of conservation and use of native forest genetic resources has contributed to the country’s failure to meet its AFR100 restoration pledge of 12 million hectares. Stakeholders will identify 30+ priority native tree species and use technology to monitor seeds from collection to planting, aimed at making genetically-diverse, climate-resilient, and locally-adapted tree species available for landscape restoration efforts, delivering livelihood and
environment benefits for rural populations
AFAF - Asaah Fonyam and Angwi Foundation, Actions for Biodiversity and Land Management, PEM - Promotion de l’Ecotourisme, Encadrement des Couches Vulnérables et autres Minorités, University of Yaounde, MoFW (MINFOF) - Cameroon
Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa
Biomes
TROPICAL FOREST, FORESTS, DRY LANDS
Production
FORESTRY
Threats To Biodiversity
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
Broad Approches
SPECIES CONSERVATION, EX SITU, GENERAL MEASURES, LIVELIHOODS, COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, GENDER
