Following the release of their significant report “Scaling Up Regreening: Six Steps to Success, A Practical Approach to Forest and Landscape Restoration” Chris Reij and Robert Winterbottom, of WRI and founding members of the EverGreen Agriculture Partnership, have called upon investors in the development sector, such as the Gates Foundation, to give more consideration to the proven potential of regreening to support food security and rural development in many parts of the world.

In a recent interview with David Brown, published by the Mongabay Reporting Network, Reij and Winterbottom explain the potential of regreening further, and what is needed to scale it up. Read here for the full story.