World Agroforestry

#YearInReview2024 | Effective tree seed and seedling delivery systems are essential for supporting tree growers and ensuring sustainable outcomes. Yet, in many regions, planting materials lack quality and traceability, limiting their performance and impact. This brief provides guidelines for assessing and improving tree seed and seedling sectors, offering clear steps to address these challenges and drive meaningful change. 🔗 Download a copy: https://lnkd.in/d-M-SviF #TreesPeoplePlanet

#YearInReview2024 | How can we ensure women’s land and resource rights go beyond surface-level progress? The Reach, Benefit, Empower, Transform (RBET) framework offers a lens to evaluate gender-focused programming. While many projects successfully reach women—through training or participation—they often fall short in delivering real benefits or driving lasting empowerment. This brief explores how the RBET framework can guide initiatives from ambition to tangible impact, emphasizing the importance of transformation—the structural and normative changes needed for truly equitable systems. 🔗 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dMkHr7kX #TreesPeoplePlanet

2024 in Review: Trees, Climate & Communities – Stories That Defined the Year From devastating wildfires and catastrophic floods to groundbreaking global conferences, 2024 has been a year of environmental challenges—and progress. 📖 Explore our standout stories from 2024: https://lnkd.in/difkRmjw #TreesPeoplePlanet #YearInReview

Happy Holidays from CIFOR-ICRAF💚 As the year draws to a close, we celebrate the connections that trees create — linking land and climate, farms and forests, economies and resilience, and people and planet. Thank you to our partners and colleagues for contributing to our shared mission of building a more resilient, equitable, and prosperous future through science, innovation, and collaboration. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/dGWhujws #TreesPeoplePlanet

🌳 Agroforestry Policy Dialogue in Timor-Leste On 5 November 2024, stakeholders from government, NGOs, community groups, and the private sector gathered in Dili, Timor-Leste, for a policy dialogue on agroforestry-based forest landscape restoration. Organized under the Development of Agroforestry Models for Promotion of Reforestation project, funded by AFOCO - Association Française des Opérateurs sur Co-produits industriels and implemented by the Directorate General of Forestry (MALFF) in partnership with CIFOR-ICRAF, the event shared key lessons, identified challenges, and proposed recommendations for scaling sustainable agroforestry practices. With 80% of Timor-Leste’s population relying on subsistence farming, agroforestry presents an opportunity to restore ecosystems, strengthen rural economies, and address climate challenges. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dueRJFmf #Trees4Resilience

📸In pictures: CIFOR-ICRAF’s final coffee break of the year brought together colleagues to celebrate the year that has been, share milestones, reflect on lessons learned, and strengthen bonds over coffee and Christmas carols.🎄 This year, CIFOR-ICRAF has remained steadfast, bridging science with actionable solutions across landscapes and communities. We look forward to continued collaboration and innovation for trees, people, and the planet. Happy holidays from all of us at CIFOR-ICRAF. #TreesPeoplePlanet

📢 We’re hiring! CIFOR-ICRAF seeks an Administrative Assistant to join our team in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Key responsibilities include: ✅ Supporting office operations with admin tasks. ✅Providing reliable and secure driving services. ✅Maintaining vehicle conditions and supplies. 🗓️ Apply by 3 Jan 2025. More details:🔗 https://bit.ly/4iOyJxi #Vacancies #NowHiring #Jobs

In rural Ethiopia, the Multifunctional Agroforestry for Enhanced Biodiversity programme is empowering young people by providing them with the resources and training to grow high-value fruit trees. This initiative is promoting economic independence for the youth while also contributing to the preservation of local biodiversity. By cultivating improved avocado varieties, young entrepreneurs are creating sustainable livelihoods while enhancing the agricultural landscape of the Ethiopian highlands. Learn more about how this programme is transforming rural Ethiopia and supporting the next generation of environmental leaders. Full story:🔗 https://bit.ly/3VKikzM Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | DAI | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |

CIFOR-ICRAF is supporting Makueni County in developing its 5-year Environment Action Plan (CEAP), following NEMA's 2024 guidelines. A multi-sectoral Technical Working Group created the plan, which has already been reviewed by residents from six constituencies, and by the County Environment Committee and Assembly. After further stakeholder validation, the plan will be submitted to NEMA for approval. Workshops in seven counties (Makueni, Kiambu, Homabay, Laikipia, Nyeri, Isiolo and Meru ) revealed gaps in the technical capacity needed to create CEAPs. These plans focus on key environmental issues, necessary interventions, and progress indicators. This effort is part of the #UKPACT project promoting nature-based solutions for land restoration in Kenya. Read more: https://bityl.co/Srl5 FCDO| Catherine Muthuri| Erick Wanjira| Caroline Njoki| Robina Abuya| Lorraine Dixon| Ann Kirugi | Denis wakaba|

📸In pictures: CIFOR-ICRAF’s final coffee break of the year brought together colleagues to celebrate the year that has been, share milestones, reflect on lessons learned, and strengthen bonds over coffee and Christmas carols.🎄 This year, CIFOR-ICRAF has remained steadfast, bridging science with actionable solutions across landscapes and communities. We look forward to continued collaboration and innovation for trees, people, and the planet. Happy holidays from all of us at CIFOR-ICRAF. #TreesPeoplePlanet