{"id":250641,"date":"2023-07-04T19:23:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T13:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=250641"},"modified":"2023-07-04T19:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T13:53:54","slug":"diversity-for-restorationd4r-tool-to-drive-indias-eco-restoration-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/diversity-for-restorationd4r-tool-to-drive-indias-eco-restoration-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity for Restoration(D4R) Tool to drive India\u2019s eco-restoration initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201c<\/b>This new tool can drive India\u2019s eco-restoration initiatives; here\u2019s how<\/b>\u201d <\/b>published in<\/span> Down To Earth on 3rd July 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/p>\n

Researchers have developed a tool called Diversity for Restoration (D4R) to aid in agroforestry and ecosystem restoration efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Diversity<\/b> for Restoration(D4R) Tool?<\/b><\/p>\n

The Diversity for Restoration (D4R) tool has been developed by Biodiversity International<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tool has been modified to adapt to the Indian context by researchers from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tool aims to support ecosystem restoration programs<\/strong> in India by improving decision-making and promoting sustainable development.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tool is already being used in countries such as Malaysia, Ethiopia, Columbia, Peru, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the services that <\/b>Diversity<\/b> for Restoration(D4R) Tool can provide? <\/b><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>Diversity<\/span> for Restoration tool can:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Help the user in identifying species that match their restoration objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Identify species that can resist local stresses and adapt to evolving environmental conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Can pinpoint areas and regions to procure the seeds for the required species.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Informs the user whether the tree species offers timber, fruit, manure, or other commercial benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 It also informs if the tree is resilient to physiological stresses such as extremely high or low temperatures, salinity, or acidity tolerance in the soil among others.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Identify windbreakers – the trees can act as a barrier against high winds.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 The user can also know if the species offers better nitrogen fixing and whether it serves as a good pollinator for birds and bees.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the significance of the <\/b>Diversity<\/b> for Restoration(D4R) Tool?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The tool will help improve the <\/span>effectiveness of restoration programs<\/b> by providing manifold benefits to interested stakeholders while promoting sustainable development.<\/span><\/p>\n

It will also <\/span>help in better decision-making<\/b> and bring the best outcome for plantation programs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cThis new tool can drive India\u2019s eco-restoration initiatives; here\u2019s how\u201d published in Down To Earth on 3rd July 2023 What is the News? Researchers have developed a tool called Diversity for Restoration (D4R) to aid in agroforestry and ecosystem restoration efforts. What is the Diversity for Restoration(D4R)… Continue reading Diversity for Restoration(D4R) Tool to drive India\u2019s eco-restoration initiatives<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,9],"tags":[10504,10514],"class_list":["post-250641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-public","tag-down-to-earth","tag-dte","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250641\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}