From Tree Planting to Tree Growing: Rethinking Ecosystem Restoration Through Trees

Duguma, Lalisa; Minang, Peter A.; Aynekulu, Ermias; Carsan, Sammy; Nzyoka, Judith; Bah, Alagie; Jamnadass, Ramni

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“…In addition, there is a need to include maintenance and monitoring costs in accounting for the total economic costs. Most restoration projects fail to account for maintenance and monitoring costs since they view restoration as a one-time cost activity as opposed to a continuous activity-for example, tree planting as opposed to tree growing [43]. Tree planting is a one-time cost activity where only the implementation cost will be significant.…”

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Landscape Restoration: A Stocktake

Wainaina

Minang

Gituku

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With the increase in demand for landscape restoration and the limited resources available, there is need for economic analysis of landscape restoration to help prioritize investment of the resources. Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is a commonly applied tool in the economic analysis of landscape restoration, yet its application seems limited and varied. We undertake a review of CBA applications to understand the breadth, depth, and gaps. Of the 2056 studies identified in literature search, only 31 met our predefined criteria. Three studies offered a global perspective, while more than half were conducted in Africa. Only six countries benefit from at least 2 CBA studies, including Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Vietnam, South Africa, and Tanzania. About 60% focus on agroforestry, afforestation, reforestation, and assisted natural regeneration practices. Only 16% covered all cost categories, with opportunity costs being the least covered. Eighty-four percent apply direct use values, while only 16% captured the non-use values. Similarly, lack of reliable data due to predictions and assumptions involved in data generation influenced CBA results. The limited number of eligible studies and the weaknesses identified hereinabove suggest strong need for improvements in both the quantity and quality of CBA to better inform planning, policies, and investments in landscape restoration.

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Section: Capturing All Costs Categoriesmentioning

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Landscape Restoration: A Stocktake

Wainaina

Minang

Gituku

et al. 2020

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“…Moreover, there is a need to include maintenance and monitoring costs in accounting for the total economic costs. Most restoration projects fail to account for maintenance and monitoring costs since they view restoration as a one-time cost activity as opposed to a continuous activity-for example, tree-planting as opposed to tree-growing (Duguma et al, 2020). Tree-planting is a one-time cost activity where the only significant cost will be the implementation cost.…”

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An Exploratory Study of Cost-Benefit Analysis of Landscape Restoration

Wainaina¹,

Gituku²,

Minang³

2020

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“…Furthermore, seedling source plays a key role in the viability of planting material and is often overlooked in tree planting campaigns [28]. This is because seedling stage is considered the most sensitive stage in the lifecycle of trees and seedling care from early establishment is critical to survival [35,46].…”

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“…The approach involves engagement of local communities including farmers, researchers, government extension agents, and development actors in identifying current challenges facing farmers, selecting and prioritizing the initial set of promising options to be compared, and in monitoring the performance of the options being compared. Involvement of local communities has an impact on the outcome on whether the options succeed or fail and, in most cases, local communities are responsible for long-term management of these options [27,28].…”

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Assessing Context-Specific Factors to Increase Tree Survival for Scaling Ecosystem Restoration Efforts in East Africa

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Winowiecki

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Increasing tree cover in agricultural lands can contribute to achieving global and national restoration goals, more so in the drylands where trees play a key role in enhancing both ecosystem and livelihood resilience of the communities that depend on them. Despite this, drylands are characterized by low tree survival especially for tree species preferred by local communities. We conducted a study in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya and Ethiopia with 1773 households to assess how different tree planting and management practices influence seedling survival. Using on-farm planned comparisons, farmers experimented and compared tree survival under different planting and management practices as well as under varying socioeconomic and biophysical contexts in the two countries. Seedling survival was monitored at least six months after planting. Results show that watering, manure application, seedling protection by fencing and planting in a small hole (30 cm diameter and 45 cm depth) had a significant effect on tree seedling survival in Kenya, while in Ethiopia, mulching, watering and planting niche were significant to tree survival. Household socioeconomics and farms’ biophysical characteristics such as farm size, education level of the household head, land tenure, age of the household head had significant effects on seedling survival in both Ethiopia and Kenya while presence of soil erosion on the farm had a significant effect in Kenya. Soil quality ranking was positively correlated with tree survival in Ethiopia, regardless of species assessed. Current findings have confirmed effects of context specific variables some involving intrahousehold socioeconomic status such education level of the household head, and farm size that influence survival.

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From Tree Planting to Tree Growing: Rethinking Ecosystem Restoration Through Trees

Cited by 47 publications

References 21 publications

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Landscape Restoration: A Stocktake

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Landscape Restoration: A Stocktake

An Exploratory Study of Cost-Benefit Analysis of Landscape Restoration

Assessing Context-Specific Factors to Increase Tree Survival for Scaling Ecosystem Restoration Efforts in East Africa

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