Community perceptions and governance of tree planting schemes in Ethiopia: Insights for sustainable ecological and socioeconomic outcomes

People and Nature, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 10, 2025

Abstract Historically, tree planting was primarily implemented to achieve economic functions; more recently, environmental and social goals have also been emphasised. This is due the realisation that schemes operate in a socioecological system; hence, understanding fulfilling local (community) interests are imperative. We conducted 13 focus group discussions 40 interviews with communities at Ethiopian tree‐planting scheme sites evaluate their perceptions of landscape challenges, governance processes identify areas for improvement. analysed survey responses qualitatively scored level community satisfaction each scheme. The results indicated understood felt impact challenges while being optimistic about schemes’ potential avert these issues. However, differed markedly scheme's governance, indicating degree which met related community's satisfactory engagement. Most respondents discussed issues proper consultation, engagement, institutionalisation capacity building, starting from input phase process. concluded communities’ valuable all phases should be employed improve outputs impacts. hope will help encourage participation steering refining inclusive appealing sustainable ecological socioeconomic outcomes. Read free Plain Language Summary this article on Journal blog.

Language: Английский

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Advances and shortfalls in applying best practices to global tree‐growing efforts

Conservation Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(2)

Published: Jan. 22, 2024

Abstract As global tree‐growing efforts have escalated in the past decade, copious failures and unintended consequences prompted many reforestation best practices guidelines. The extent to which organizations integrated these ecological socioeconomic recommendations, however, remains uncertain. We reviewed websites of 99 intermediary that promote fund projects determine how well they report following practices. Nearly half stated tree or area planting targets, but only 25% had measurable, time‐bound objectives. Most discussed benefits local communities would receive from trees, 38% reported measures outcomes. Nonprofit with greater prior experience converged more closely on practices, their level scientific expertise was positively associated clearer project selection standards. Although acknowledge importance clear goals, community involvement, monitoring, our results raise questions regarding whether long‐term are being achieved emphasize need for stronger public accountability

Language: Английский

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Determinants of smallholder farmers' adoption of agroforestry practices: Sodo Zuriya District, southern Ethiopia

Agroforestry Systems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 98(1), P. 1 - 20

Published: Sept. 3, 2023

Language: Английский

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Mapping the information landscape of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Strategy

Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 31(1)

Published: Oct. 13, 2022

The strategy of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration identifies three pathways for action overcoming six global barriers thought to hamper upscaling. We evaluated 6,023 peer‐reviewed and gray literature papers published over last two decades map information landscape underlying associated across world regions, terrestrial ecosystem types, restorative interventions their outcomes. Overall, addressed more financial legislative than technical research‐related ones, supporting view that social, economic political factors scaling up restoration. Latin America, Africa, North America were most prominent regions in literature, yet differed number publications addressing each barrier. An overwhelming focused forests (78%), while grasslands (6%), drylands (3%), mangroves (2%) received less attention. Across action, lines (1) promoting long‐term restoration actions monitoring (2) education underrepresented literature. In general, assessed rendered positive outcomes except those a political, or nature which reported negative inconclusive Our indicative assessment reveals critical gaps barriers, pathways, types particularly related specific social issues such as Finally, we call refining “strength evidence” frameworks can systematically appraise, synthesize integrate traditional practitioner knowledge essential components improving decision‐making

Language: Английский

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More than a safety net: Ethiopia’s flagship public works program increases tree cover

Global Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 75, P. 102549 - 102549

Published: June 17, 2022

More than one billion people worldwide receive cash or in-kind transfers from social protection programs. In low-income countries, these are often conditioned on participation in labor-intensive public works to rehabilitate local infrastructure natural resources. Despite their popularity, the environmental impacts of programs remain largely undocumented. We quantify impact tree cover Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), world's largest and longest-running programs, using satellite-based data combined with difference-in-differences inverse probability treatment weighting methodologies. find that PSNP increased by 3.8% between 2005 2019, larger increases less densely populated areas steep-sloped terrain. As increasing is considered an important strategy mitigate global warming, our results suggest a win–win potential for safety net component.

Language: Английский

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Farmers’ tree needs and traditional practices for managing seasonal frost in degraded highlands of central and northeastern Ethiopia

Discover Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: Feb. 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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Spatial pattern of urban forest diversity and its potential drivers in a snow climate city, Northeast China

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 94, P. 128260 - 128260

Published: Feb. 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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A meta-analysis of afforestation impacts on soil greenhouse gas emissions

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 386, P. 125709 - 125709

Published: May 13, 2025

Afforestation is a natural climate solution and key strategy to mitigate change. While tree planting primarily achieves this mitigation via above-ground carbon sequestration, soils also play dual role as sources sinks of greenhouse gases (GHG). Understanding afforestation impacts on soil GHG flux essential for leveraging combat global warming. In research, we conducted meta-analysis 157 studies assess the effects emissions across different prior land uses identify emission drivers. Our results indicated that significantly reduced CO2 in former grasslands deforested decreased CH4 most uses. However, N2O was mostly unaffected by afforestation. The type forest planted influenced emissions. Hardwood emissions, but no clear trends emerged from either softwood or hardwood forests. Tree density had significant effect fluxes. responses changed over time were environmental factors. correlated positively with organic carbon, mean annual precipitation, C:N ratio, temperature. increased NO3- microbial nitrogen moisture. Additionally, biomass These findings highlight importance selecting species, site conditions, factors optimize afforestation's potential.

Language: Английский

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A scoping review of tropical pioneer trees’ roles for restoration and conservation management: Harungana madagascariensis (Hypericaceae) a widespread African species as a model

PeerJ, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13, P. e19458 - e19458

Published: May 23, 2025

Background Globally, biodiversity is declining rapidly, including tropical forests ecosystems in particular. To stop and reverse this trend, governments worldwide signed up to international agreements initiatives, but success date has been limited. In context, reviewing pioneer trees’ ecology, particularly the most widespread species, can help gauge their pros cons guide judicious use for cost-effective ecological restoration projects. Objectives This study aims review potential of tree species conservation forest identify eventual knowledge gaps, using a from Africa, Harungana madagascariensis Lam. (Hypericaceae), as model. Our specific objective was synthetize information on distribution habitat H. ; its documented interspecific interactions; restoration. Methodology A scoping conducted multiple databases relevant papers, supplemented by Global Biodiversity Information Facility database (GBIF) extract records . Following PRISMA screening process reviews, 398 publications 4,379 GBIF (2023) were used final analysis out total 1,159 unique articles 5,230 originally retrieved. Results We show that , which native Madagascar, some islands Mascarenes, key component young secondary forests, wetland areas, grasslands. At least 125 found interact directly with through commensalism, mutualism, herbivory. It recognized tool regionally, considered invasive Australia where it introduced and, some, Mauritius native. The benefits provides include capacity improve degraded soil fertility, ability compete alien mostly due heliophilous fast-growing nature, good nurse along interactions support numerous threatened ones. Conclusion African plays critical role vegetation dynamic holds great fostering range nearly 13 M km 2 Its greater projects could significantly accelerate restoration, decrease costs, increase biodiversity, leading larger areas being restored, contributing effectively national objectives. However, number aspects deserve further studies, such species’ multitrophic precise interactions, strengths, each geographical contexts different temporal scales.

Language: Английский

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The impact of forest product collection and processing on household income in rural Liberia

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 158, P. 103098 - 103098

Published: Nov. 15, 2023

Language: Английский

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