Grasslands are ubiquitous globally, and their conservation and restoration are critical to
combat both the biodiversity and climate crises. There is increasing interest in implementing …

Despite growing recognition of the conservation value of grassy biomes, our understanding
of how to restore biodiverse tropical and subtropical grassy biomes (grasslands and …

Large-scale global reforestation goals have been proposed to help mitigate climate change
and provide other ecosystem services. To explore reforestation potential in the United …

To facilitate the restoration of disturbed vegetation, seeds of wild species are collected and
held in dry storage, but often there is a shortage of seeds for this purpose. Thus, much …

The global push to achieve ecosystem restoration targets has resulted in an increased
demand for native seeds that current production systems are not able to fulfill. In many …

Selecting the geographic origin—the provenance—of seed is a key decision in restoration.
The last decade has seen a vigorous debate on whether to use local or nonlocal seed. The …

Large‐scale restoration programmes in the tropics require large volumes of high quality,
genetically diverse and locally adapted seeds from a large number of species. However …

Globally, annual expenditure on ecological restoration of degraded areas for habitat
improvement and biodiversity conservation is approximately $18 bn. Seed farming of native …

As we approach the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), there is renewed focus
on improving wetland restoration practices to reestablish the habitat and climate mitigation …

Despite the importance of climate‐adjusted provenancing to mitigate the effects of
environmental change, climatic considerations alone are insufficient when restoring highly …