{"id":16900,"date":"2026-06-20T12:53:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-forest-center-advances-reforestation-impacts-globally-in-tree-propagation-project-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:32:39","slug":"iita-forest-center-advances-reforestation-impacts-globally-in-tree-propagation-project-2","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-forest-center-advances-reforestation-impacts-globally-in-tree-propagation-project-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Centre Forestier de l'IITA accro\u00eet les impacts du reboisement dans le monde gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un projet de propagation d'arbres"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>COMMUNIQU\u00c9 DE PRESSE<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Ibadan Nigeria, juin 2024<\/strong>\n\nLe Centre forestier de l'IITA fait parler de lui en bien en mati\u00e8re de reboisement depuis 2015. Dans un article scientifique r\u00e9cemment publi\u00e9, le Centre forestier de l'IITA rend compte de ses impacts r\u00e9volutionnaires au cours des huit derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. Ces impacts couvrent les domaines environnemental, social et \u00e9conomique, contribuant de mani\u00e8re significative \u00e0 la r\u00e9alisation des ODD 13 et 15 dans le cadre de solutions climatiques positives et de l'am\u00e9lioration de la vie sur terre.\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_30188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30188\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30188 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-p01.jpg\" alt=\"How to grow West African native tree species from seeds in basic steps.\" width=\"820\" height=\"615\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comment cultiver des esp\u00e8ces d'arbres indig\u00e8nes d'Afrique de l'Ouest \u00e0 partir de graines en \u00e9tapes simples.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nAs a key driver of reforestation solutions in Africa, IITA Forest Center knows that the choice of tree species is crucial to the success of reforestation programs worldwide. Native tree species protect the African landscape, preserve endemic biodiversity, and serve better ecosystem services and functions than non-native tree species. However, many reforestation stakeholders in Africa opt for non-native tree species (NNTs) for quick income to support their families despite their acknowledgment of the benefits of planting native tree species over NNTs.\n\nWhat are their major inhibitors? They are the lack of information, availability of seeds, and suitable propagation techniques. Some conservation stakeholders believe that certain trees are planted by the gods simply because efforts to propagate and plant them have proven abortive. To mitigate the shortage of propagation information and lack of expertise in propagating native trees, IITA Forest Center developed an easy-to-read and freely downloadable Manual of Tree Propagation (MTP) for forest and conservation stakeholders.\n\nIn eight years, over 1,000 propagation modules of 55 different native tree species uploaded on IITA Forest Center&#8217;s website have been downloaded across 15 countries worldwide.\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_30189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30189\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-p02.jpg\" alt=\"Impact paper assessing IITA Forest Center&apos;s work in protecting Nigerian threatened native trees.\" width=\"820\" height=\"573\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Impact paper assessing IITA Forest Center&#8217;s work in protecting Nigerian threatened native trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nThis data retrieved, using Google Analytics, reveals interesting impacts and huge success reports for IITA Forest Center. The seven African countries (Benin Republic, Cameroon, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, DR Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda) where IITA Forest Center&#8217;s MTP was downloaded are in the tropical belt and share similar floristic composition. This suggests there had been actual engagement of the downloaded MTP for knowledge and adoption, boosting the use of native tree species for reforestation in West Africa. Meanwhile, downloads from non-African countries, including Finland, Germany, Guyana, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, suggest the use of the MTP for academic purposes as grey literature. This further gives credence to the Forest Center&#8217;s conservation mantra to &#8216;think globally and act locally&#8217;.\n\nNigeria had the highest number of downloads, recording 693 out of 1013 downloads; this is justifiable as Nigeria is the country location of IITA Forest Center&#8217;s Nigerian Threatened Native Trees Project, sponsoring this research and conservation activities. Interestingly, Agbalumo (<em>Gambeya albida <\/em>esp\u00e8ce), Prekese (<em>Tetrapleura tetraptera<\/em> esp\u00e8ces), et le Garcinia kola (<em>Garcinia kola <\/em>Ces esp\u00e8ces (esp\u00e8ces) \u00e9taient les trois esp\u00e8ces les plus t\u00e9l\u00e9charg\u00e9es. Elles sont valoris\u00e9es pour leurs produits non ligneux et r\u00e9v\u00e8lent les centres d'int\u00e9r\u00eat des acteurs de la reforestation dans les tropiques africains. L'agbalumo et le prekese arrivent \u00e0 maturit\u00e9 plus t\u00f4t que les essences foresti\u00e8res comme le teck africain <em>Milicia excelsa<\/em>.\n\nThe high number of these downloads suggests foresters are exploring environmentally friendly solutions while they ensure a high-income yield. However, bitter kola is very difficult to propagate.\n\nIITA Forest Center has set the tone for revolutionizing reforestation by sharing practical ways to propagate native species instead of non-natives. The current gains of IITA Forest Center are highly applauded. Over 140 foresters (114 men and 32 women) trained during the project phase go ahead to implement and teach others the propagation skills they learned at IITA Forest Center. Currently, 1,200 hectares of degraded forests in Olokemeji, Emerald, and Crescendo Africa forest reserves are being reforested using the MTP modules for raising tree seedlings. Eight project beneficiaries were interviewed to track the skills gained and adoption levels in their reforestation fields. They attested to spreading the proven knowledge gained to other foresters, rangers, and conservation consultants who aim to collect propagules.\n\nGraduate trainees use the MTP for their academic work. The Head of IITA Forest Center, Adewale Awoyemi, is immensely impressed at the impact IITA Forest Center is making in the conservation space. He said, &#8220;Our results show the wider relevance our local conservation project is making globally. We are delighted to see these impacts and will continue to do more thinking globally to act locally, as our mantra states.&#8221; He also charged conservation partners to prioritize monitoring the impacts of their conservation works alongside their various conservation efforts.\n\nPaper Authors: <em>Adewale G. Awoyemi, Olukunle E. Olasupo, Ademola D. Ajayi et Deni Bown<\/em>\n<h2>Lien vers le document :<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.socimp.2024.100067\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.socimp.2024.100067<\/a>\n<h2><\/h2>\nAbout IITA Forest Center\n\nIITA Forest Center manages and utilizes forest resources for conservation, research, and education. The 350 hectares of Forest Reserve within the IITA-Ibadan&#8217;s 1000-hectare land support biodiversity and diverse habitats. IITA Forest is a haven for birds and is designated as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. IITA Forest Center has recorded remarkable successes in the propagation and conservation of over one hundred (100) native tree species in the Tree Heritage Park (THP), about half of which are already Red-Listed by the IUCN. In January 2022, the THP was awarded a Level II Accreditation by the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and the Morton Arboretum. The IITA Forest supports over 450 plant species, 272 birds, 236 butterflies, 48 mammals, and 28 reptiles.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IITA Forest Center has been making positive headlines in reforestation since 2015. 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