: In Asia, lack of good-quality and genetically diverse seeds may limit reforestation plans #IndiaNEWS Several Asian countries, including India, have set ambitious targets to restore tens of millions

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In Asia, lack of good-quality and genetically diverse seeds may limit reforestation plans #IndiaNEWS
Several Asian countries, including India, have set ambitious targets to restore tens of millions of hectares of degraded land by 2030. But, according to new research, these plans could be limited by one fundamental problem: a lack of good-quality and genetically diverse native seeds.Researchers, who published their study in the journal Diversity last month, surveyed tree restoration practitioners from India, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to understand gaps between national policies and on-the-ground work.They found bold country-level commitments and hundreds of millions of dollars invested in restoration programs – but also a third of practitioners regularly planting seedlings of unknown origins, which can lead to swaths planted in unsuitable conditions and dying without ever-growing into resilient forests.“This lack of awareness indicates there’s a lot of emphasis on planting the trees, but not monitoring and measuring their survival in the long term,� Ennia Bosshard, first author of the study and a PhD candidate at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, told Mongabay.The bulk of the problem lies with fragmented national seed systems that are unable to deliver sufficient quantities of good-quality seeds of diverse species and provenances, according to the study. Provenance, or where a seed is sourced from, influences the conditions it requires to thrive.That could result...Read more

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