Forest and landscape restoration severely constrained by a lack of attention to the quantity and quality of tree seed: Insights from a global survey

1.0Forests, Trees and Agroforestryhttps://www.foreststreesagroforestry.orgForest and landscape restoration severely constrained by a lack of attention to the quantity and quality of tree seed: Insights from a global survey - Forests, Trees and Agroforestryrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="G6DeeCqd8d"><a href="https://www.foreststreesagroforestry.org/forest-and-landscape-restoration-severely-constrained-by-a-lack-of-attention-to-the-quantity-and-quality-of-tree-seed-insights-from-a-global-survey/">Forest and landscape restoration severely constrained by a lack of attention to the quantity and quality of tree seed: Insights from a global survey</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.foreststreesagroforestry.org/forest-and-landscape-restoration-severely-constrained-by-a-lack-of-attention-to-the-quantity-and-quality-of-tree-seed-insights-from-a-global-survey/embed/#?secret=G6DeeCqd8d" width="600" height="338" title="“Forest and landscape restoration severely constrained by a lack of attention to the quantity and quality of tree seed: Insights from a global survey” — Forests, Trees and Agroforestry" data-secret="G6DeeCqd8d" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.foreststreesagroforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/csm_Forest_Jalonen_2017_6676347159.jpg130171Meeting the multimillion hectare commitments for forest and landscape restoration (FLR) will require billions of tree seed and seedlings. However, the adequacy of seed supply in terms of quantity, genetic diversity and quality has received scant attention in FLR planning. We surveyed 139 FLR projects worldwide and identified widespread problems in the availability and diversity […]