Against the Odds. Reversing desertification in Arid and Semi-Arid lands. Tony Rinaudo Research & Development Advisor, Natural Resources, World Vision Australia.

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Against the Odds. Reversing desertification in Arid and Semi-Arid lands. Tony Rinaudo Research & Development Advisor, Natural Resources, World Vision Australia.

Niger Republic, West Africa, 1980’s

Niger Republic,1984, famine

Futile tree planting efforts

The underground forest revealed.

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FMNR: Systematic regeneration of trees from living tree stump, roots and seedls Select desired tree stumps and for each stump, choose number of (tallest and straightest stems to leave Remove unwanted stems and side branches Cull emerging new stems and prune side branches from time to time

Regeneration of trees from existing stumps year 1 st

2 to 4 years regrowth

From small beginnings Wood Markets ‘sprung up’

Greater crop resilience to drought. Increased availability of fodder. Crop yields doubled Crop yield: No FMNR Crop yield: with FMNR

Crop yields and livestock production increased

Biodiversity returned

Galma, Niger Republic in 1975 and million hectares in a 20 year period = 250,000 ha/yr = only country in Africa experiencing net afforestation. Occurring almost totally with no government or NGO assistance. 2003

14 "This is probably the largest positive environmental transformation in the Sahel and perhaps in all of Africa.“ Chris Reij, Geographer, FMNR campaigner.

Impact on climate change mitigation: Over the past 10 years the utilization of FMNR in Niger has resulted in the sequestration of ~ million tonnes of CO 2 -e (~ an additional 40 tonnes/ha above baseline). Impact on climate change adaptation:  Income ~ $200/year additional income/HH = Maradi district alone ~US $17 – 23 million p.a.  Food - additional 500,000 tons of grain/year = requirements of 2.5 million people Impact on Resilience/Adaptation “Despite severe famine, farmers practicing FMNR did not need food assistance [...] (they) were able to meet their own needs through selling firewood and non timber forest products” Source: WV report 2004 Impact of FMNR

Where is the practice of FMNR possible?

“We are too much happy.”

Left: Hailu Tefera with four year old FMNR trees. WVE Community Managed Natural Regeneration Project. Near Soddo, SNNP Region, S-W Ethiopia Right 18 Months growth

East Sumba, Indonesia.

Illéla, Niger Republic, 1984

Planting pits and half moons used to rehabilitate degraded land (1990)

Illéla, Niger Republic, 2004

This gift of FMNR is from the Almighty God and therefore anywhere you visit you bring life and joy. Chief of Yameriga (Yamdaan Zimbil Longmoare)

Food Climate Change Energy Natural Resources

A. tumida

Acacia saligna injera bread, Ethiopia.

Tentative Schedule for global FMNR promotion.

Facilitation Awareness creation Training Fire prevention and control plan Create an enabling environment: F reedom to utilize trees M ake marketing of wood, charcoal & NTFPs legal N ew all-stakeholder FMNR by-laws R emodel cooperatives or farmers groups to manage FMNR What is needed to create an FMNR Movement?

What will you do in your capacity to spread FMNR? Tony Rinaudo R & D Advisor, Natural Resources World Vision Australia