Diversity for Restoration (D4R) tool is devised by Bioversity International.
The online tool precisely aims to help better decision-making and bring the best outcome for those plantation programmes.
It could improve socio-ecological perspectives and help stakeholders in decision.
The tool has information about 100 plant functional traits that have been considered to offer the best possible solution.
The tool informs the user whether the tree species offers timber, fruit, manure or other commercial benefits.
It also informs if the tree is resilient to physiological stresses such as extreme high or low temperatures, salinity or acidity tolerance in the soil among others.
The tool is already being used in countries such as Malaysia, Ethiopia, Columbia, Peru, Burkina Faso, Cameroon etc.