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Discover the potential of agroforestry in Ukraine’s recovery and reform. Join Agroforestry Network for a compelling hybrid event, and engage with experts, including SEI’s Matthew Fielding, to explore seven strategic reasons to harness the power of agroforestry for a resilient post-war Ukraine.
Are you a development practitioner, policymaker or researcher engaging in sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, rural livelihoods or perhaps food security? Are you interested in the situation in Ukraine and post-war recovery?
This hybrid event will present and discuss a newly launched policy brief about agroforestry and post-war reconstruction in Ukraine. The launch is organised by Agroforestry Network in Sweden and its partner organizations, in collaboration with WWF Ukraine and National University of Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES of Ukraine).
Hawthorn bush with ripe red berries on an agricultural field, Ukraine.
Photo: Igor Radchenko / Getty Images.
Agroforestry is a multifunctional land-use system that integrates woody vegetation with crops and animal production, which can improve the resilience of yields and livelihoods and contribute significantly to environmental sustainability. This policy brief has been compiled by Agroforestry Network and its partner organizations in solidarity with Ukraine. It highlights seven reasons to invest in agroforestry for post-war recovery, green transition and integration of Ukraine into the European Union.
A range of current needs and recommendations across development perspectives, research, legislative, and networking/dialogue, are also presented to support the expansion of agroforestry – both to strengthen resilience in this time of war, but also long term, to mitigate and adapt to the climate and biodiversity crises. Ukrainian actors from different sectors have been involved, and also suggested ideas for potential bilateral collaboration as well as contact details (the appendix) to actors in the sector of agroforestry in Ukraine and Sweden.
For both online and in-person attendance, please register by 22 April through the link below.
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