private investment in landscape initiatives
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Private investment in landscape initiativesKey messages from the Forum on Investing in Trees and Landcape Restoration in Africa
Frank Place, World Agroforestry Centre
Photo: Lynn Johnson, Ripple EffectSmallholders in the International Small Group & Tree Planting Program, Kenya
Tree based components in landscapes Tree products provide enormous global
revenue and demand is rising
Tree based systems provide income streams and many environmental services
. . . . . . . and they complement well other landscape management options
Investment opportunities & constraints
Investors include existing land managers; value adding entrepreneurs; and external finance, agribusiness, and funds
Diverse constraints inhibit greater private investment in landscapes
‘Soft’ public investment can ease constraints
Where are the opportunities?
Source: World Resources Institute / Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration
Integrated landscapes exist, but potential for more is vast
Scaling up landscape restoration approaches
Trees & landscape restoration must be addressed in the decentralization agenda Local value addition increases incentives for landscape restoration Policies that support good resource governance encourage private investment