Perspectives on the socio-economic challenges and opportunities for tree planting: A case study of Ethiopia
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Perspectives on the socio-economic challenges and opportunities for tree planting: A case study of Ethiopia
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Boissière, M.
Atmadja, S. Guariguata, M.R. Kassa, H. Sist, P. |
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socioeconomic development
dry forests ecological restoration landscape conservation |
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We reflect on the socio-economic challenges in designing, implementing and monitoring tree planting activities using a case study of Ethiopia, a country aiming to restore 15 of the 127.7 million hectares (ha) pledged by 31 African countries as of June 2021. Based on a literature review and expert assessments, we describe and analyse the historical context of both deforestation and afforestation and reforestation in Ethiopia. We also assess the extent to which the socio-political environment in Ethiopia enables successful tree planting based on a set of socio-economic drivers known to affect tree planting outcomes. We find that, overall, there is a need to pay more attention to the socio-economic dimension of tree planting, in particular to fully consider both the needs and participation of local communities. We also perceive a high risk of afforestation being misidentified as reforestation; insufficient consideration of local community participation, benefit sharing and land tenure issues; and insufficient marketing for forest products derived from planted and natural forests. We recommend: (i) raising awareness about the risk of confounding afforestation and reforestation, and developing approaches to manage those risks; (ii) promoting bottom-up approaches to tree planting, to complement existing top-down approaches; (iii) assisting local communities in securing long-term rights and benefits over land, in setting objectives and in accessing the means for implementing tree planting; and (v) improving financial returns from tree planting activities while creating opportunities for the private sector.
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2021-10
2021-07-29T03:54:58Z 2021-07-29T03:54:58Z |
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Journal Article
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Boissière, M., Atmadja, S., Guariguata, M.R., Kassa, H. and Sist, P. 2021. Perspectives on the socio-economic challenges and opportunities for tree planting: A case study of Ethiopia. Forest Ecology and Management 497: 119488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119488
0378-1127 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114446 https://www.cifor.org/library/8090 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119488 |
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en
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CC-BY-4.0
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119488
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Elsevier BV
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Forest Ecology and Management
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