Harnessing benefits for climate change mitigation through irrigation-free indigenous tree restoration - sharing knowledge and building capacity: Best practice guidelines manual for institutional stakeholders
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Abstract
Northern Nigeria is subject to land degradation, driven by climate change and unsustainable land use practices. Poverty in the region is high, with land degradation exacerbated by migration, conflict and low recognition of the rights of women. Indeed, women are disproportionately impacted by poverty and land degradation partly because they are largely engaged in unskilled, labour-intensive agricultural work, lack access to finance, training and decision-making. The Nigerian government prioritises uptake of farmer managed natural regeneration of vegetation and irrigation-free indigenous tree restoration to mitigate climate change and deliver livelihood and poverty reduction benefits to smallholder farming communities. To inform indigenous tree restoration, this training manual collates best practice guidelines covering the most appropriate approaches to irrigation-free indigenous tree species regeneration across northern Nigeria. It draws on desk-based literature review of material from peer-reviewed literature, alongside reports and experiences from northern Nigeria. The manual was developed during two co-creation workshops held in Kano and Jigawa states in August 2021. Workshops were attended by different stakeholder groups including smallholder farmer and
women’s associations, traditional leaders, herbalists, extension workers and policy-makers. The manual was finalised after an expert review workshop held in September 2021, in which the manual’s guidelines were reviewed and further validated across stakeholder groups. Two versions of this manual were produced. This version targets the institutional stakeholders, including donors and international organisations, policy and decision makers, NGOs, universities and research organisations. It includes Annexes summarising the costs and benefits of selected tree restoration practices (Annex I) and the financing mechanisms to support implementation and upscaling of selected practices (Annex II). A shorter, practice-oriented version targeting smallholder farmers, women’s groups and extension officers is also available.
women’s associations, traditional leaders, herbalists, extension workers and policy-makers. The manual was finalised after an expert review workshop held in September 2021, in which the manual’s guidelines were reviewed and further validated across stakeholder groups. Two versions of this manual were produced. This version targets the institutional stakeholders, including donors and international organisations, policy and decision makers, NGOs, universities and research organisations. It includes Annexes summarising the costs and benefits of selected tree restoration practices (Annex I) and the financing mechanisms to support implementation and upscaling of selected practices (Annex II). A shorter, practice-oriented version targeting smallholder farmers, women’s groups and extension officers is also available.
Date Issued
2021-09-30
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2021
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