Highlighting the crucial role trees play
More than 5 billion people around the world use forest and non-timber products for food, medicine and livelihoods. On the International Day of Forests, the CBA is highlighting the role that trees and forests play in its Living Labs for Regenerative Landscapes.
The CBA works with scientists, indigenous communities, corporates and local governments to develop its Living Labs across the world. These are pilots of nature-first economies, blending a rigorous science-based framework, technology and indigenous knowledge to holistically regenerate landscapes, support communities and rethink value chains.
A new CBA Living Lab is currently being developed for medicinal plants in Italy, supported by Aboca, a CBA Affiliate Member. This Living Lab will test agroforestry-based medicinal plant production and landscape resilience in central Italy, scientifically assessing biodiversity, carbon sequestration and soil health as well as socio-economic implications. Tree planting has just begun.
Photos: Aboca
