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Indigenous and local communities can boost seed supply in the UN decade on ecosystem restoration.

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Authors

Pedrini, Simone 
Vieira, Daniel LM 
Sampaio, Alexandre B 
Souza, Bruna DF 

Abstract

The UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration is poised to trigger the recovery of ecosystem services and transform structural injustices across the world in a way unparalleled in human history. The inclusion of diverse Indigenous and local communities to co-create robust native seed supply systems is the backbone to achieve the goals for the Decade. Here we show how community-based organizations have co-developed native seed supply strategies for landscape restoration from the bottom-up. We draw on the interconnections over two decades of seed networks in Brazil and the emerging Indigenous participation in native seed production in Australia. From an environmental justice perspective, we provide a participatory seed supply approach for local engagement, noting local geographical, social and cultural contexts. Meeting large-scale restoration goals requires the connection between local seed production and collaborative platforms to negotiate roles, rights and responsibilities between stakeholders. An enduring native seed supply must include a diversity of voices and autonomy of community groups that builds equitable participation in social, economic, and environmental benefits.

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Keywords

Community participation, Environmental justice, Local livelihoods, Native seed, Restoration economy, Australia, Brazil, Ecosystem, Environmental Justice, Humans, United Nations

Journal Title

Ambio

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Journal ISSN

0044-7447
1654-7209

Volume Title

51

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) ERC (866006)
Funder: European Research Council (ERC) Award number: 866006