Issue no. 10 July/September 2007
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has invigorated the ancient practice of growing trees on farms, using innovative science for development to transform lives and landscapes. The Centre is part of the Alliance of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) – a global network of 15 centres. This is a quarterly newsletter of the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya Editors  George Obanyi Photos World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Contact transformationsquarterly@cgiar.org www.worldagroforestry.org	Modern Noah's Ark to save plants WorldAgroforestry in global project to preserve tree genetic diversity The World Agroforestry Centre has joined a massive global effort to help build a reserve of seeds to protect diversity of the world’s most important agricultural species from being lost forever due to threats such as deforestation, climate change and disease.  Full Story The future of agroforestry  New scheme to promote Africa's natural products Naturally African platform will foster stronger links between research, information and policy to enhance value chains for natural products Today Africa's diverse natural products are highly sought after in the global market. This surging interest in things natural by a health-conscious world has fuelled demand for tree products that African communities have harvested for hundreds of years.  Full Story   News Lynn Haight takes over as Chair of Board of Trustees WorldAgroforestry has a new Board Chair. Ms Lynn Haight takes over from Dr Eugene Terry, who has retired from the board after serving for eight years, four of them as the Chair.  Full Story Tribute to Anne Stroud, a scientist and farmers' advocate Dr Ann Stroud, a former Coordinator for the African Highlands Initiative (AHI), passed away in May 2007. She was with AHI from 1998 to 2006, when she left because of illness.  Full Story Centre to host world congress on agroforestry The World Agroforestry Centre and the United Nations Environmental Agency (UNEP) will host the 2nd World Congress on Agroforestry in Nairobi in August 2009. Full Story Regional coordinator gets award for his contribution to agricultural research The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) has given a special award to Dr Harold Roy-Macauley of WorldAgroforestry for his contribution to research in the region.  Full Story   New Book Options for forestry projects Indonesia faces many development challenges: decentralization and democratization, conflict and injustice, growth and equity, poverty and vulnerability. Forest issues are entry points for every one of these.  Full Story
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