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The Quality Tree Seed TPP is launching an interactive webinar on native and introduced (“exotic”) species. This is the first of a series of webinars and other events being organized by the Platform in support of the goals of the Right Tree in the Right Place for the Right Purpose project (RTRP-Seed) on enabling the tree seed and seedling delivery sector for tree planting. The webinar series aims to connect science, practice and policy around quality tree seed and seedling delivery systems that underpin resilient restoration and sustainable tree planting at scale.
Objectives
Drawing on experts in the planting of native and introduced trees, and case studies, this inaugural webinar will:
- Define different groups of stakeholders, and discuss the different purposes of tree planting that are important to those stakeholders.
- Explore decision factors influencing native or introduced species choice in tree planting, including products, ecosystem services, site conditions, and end-users’ needs.
- Foster dialogue among stakeholders with differing perspectives on the use of native and introduced trees, to promote balanced, evidence-based approaches to tree species selection.
- Highlight and further identify bottlenecks limiting the use of native species such as limited seed supply, lack of quality standards, and insufficient decision-support tools, and discuss ways to address them.
- The webinar is supported by the recent peer-reviewed infobrief on the pros and cons of native and introduced tree species for tree planting, which participants can read before the event.