Seed to Tree
Benih ke Pokok
Malaysia’s tropical rainforests are vital for biodiversity, climate regulation, and the livelihoods of countless communities.Seed to Tree: Value Chains and Partnerships for Resilient Restored Forests (Seed to Tree) is a 2.5-year project funded by the UK Mission to ASEAN.The project runs from July 2024 to February 2027, supported with £1.5 million in funding and jointly implemented by Alliance of BioversityInternational and CIAT (Alliance) and the TropicalRainforest Conservation and Research Center (TRCRC).
What We're Doing
Seed to Tree’s mission is to improve forest restoration by scaling up the availability and quality of native tree seeds and seedlings needed to meet context-specific restoration objectives tailored to site characteristics, and by supporting Orang Asli participation in seed value chains.
Indigenous communities in Malaysia have long maintained a deep connection between their cultural traditions and the rainforest ecosystem. By providing the right tools, indigenous communities can scale sustainable livelihood sin forest conservation and ecosystem restoration, contributing tolong-term environmental sustainability.
While initial efforts will begin in Malaysia, lessons and takeaways will be shared across ASEAN. The developed methods and tools are scalable, and aligned with the of Action for ASEAN Cooperation on Forestry.
Our Goal
The project has three main outcomes spread over three years:
Use of the project’s decision support, and monitoring and verification tools by restoration actors and state agencies to plan and monitor their restoration initiatives.
The involvement of at least 20 IPLC members across three communities in three targeted regions (with at least 30% women representation) in supplying genetically diverse seedstock of native tree species for restoration to state agencies, civil society organisations and/or companies.
The adoption of recommendations to conserve and use critical seed sources for restoration and involve IPLCs in mapping, conservation and seed collection efforts by state agencies.
In this project, we are introducing tools for decision-support, monitoring, reporting and verification to ensure the right trees are planted in the right places.
Our Key Outputs
Design and promote the Restoration and Conservation Planning toolkit in Perak, Selangor and Sabah, Malaysia.
Adapt and deploy Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) tool for quality seed collection and integration of restoration value chains.
Strengthen partnerships through a multi-stakeholder platform for improved restoration practices, develop networks for seed supply chain, and empower IPLCs.
Synthesise and communicate the benefits of, and field-tested approaches for, developing restoration value chains and IPLC empowerment to restoration actors in Malaysia and ASEAN.
Ensure longevity of lessons learned and constant improvement, monitoring, evaluation, and learning will be an ongoing and rigorous process to ensure the timely delivery of outputs.
Actor's Catalogue
In this project, we are introducing an actors' catalogue to provide a way for restoration actors and communities to work together
Collaborate with us to foster resilient restored forests
Are You ..
A MALAYSIAN restoration actor that is interested in building connections and contributing to the seed value chains? At TRCRC, we are dedicated to fostering collaboration among key stakeholders to collectively address challenges in restoration and develop impactful solutions&
An ASEAN restoration actor or agency? We’d love to hear more about best practices and case studies from across the region on seed sourcing, data management and sharing, provenancing, cooperation with Indigenous peoples, local government collaboration, and seedling supply chain development.
Reach out to us at seedtotree@trcrc.org