TNPSC Thervupettagam

Diversity for Restoration (D4R) tool

July 8 , 2023 498 days 417 0
  • 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.

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