The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) joined forces in 2019, leveraging a combined 65 years’ experience in research on the role of forests and trees in solving critical global challenges.
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2018
Authors
Mulia RMulia R
, Le T T, Pham V T, Hoan D THoan D T
, Simelton ESimelton E
Rachmat Mulia is a statistician and ecological modeller. He has a PhD degree fro...
Joined October 2009
Vietnam
As project officer and research assistant Hoan...
Joined December 2010
Sweden
Elisabeth joined the team in 2010, and t...
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Homegardens are receiving increasing attention for in-situ plant genetic conservation in biodiversity conservation programs. To inform authorities and conservation stakeholders, we investigated the diversity and provenance type of tree species in 120 homegardens in Northeast and Northcentral Viet Nam. The study showed that ten of sixteen recorded timber trees are native to the country, including one (Aquilaria crassna) classified as ‘critically endangered, two ‘endagered’ (Erythrophleum fordii and Parashorea chinensis), and one ‘vulnerable’ (Dalbergia tonkinensis), according to the global Red List of threatened tree species. The study provides evidence for the potential role of homegardens as plant genetic source and in-situ conservation, and we recommend that the Government of Viet Nam recognizes this opportunity through support programs for diversification and domestication of native tree species for homegardens.