What is assisted natural regeneration and where does it work?

Jul 15, 2021

assisted-natural-regeneration-forest-growth

Research shows that ANR is a cost-effective, nature-based solution for restoring millions of hectares of land. Image: REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Robin Chazdon

Senior Fellow, Global Restoration Initiative, World Resources Institute

Will Anderson

Communications Lead, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI

Julio Alves

Research Analyst, Forests Program, WRI Brasil

Bruno Calixto

Communications Specialist, WRI Brasil

Our Impact

The Big Picture

Explore and monitor how Forests is affecting economies, industries and global issues

A hand holding a looking glass by a lake

Crowdsource Innovation

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

Stay up to date:

Forests

assisted-natural-regeneration-amazon-forest

In the Amazon, landowners, state governments and researchers are working together to promote a more sustainable use and management of the land. Image: Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues/Sao Paulo University

Have you read?

Assisted natural regeneration in the Atlantic forest, Brazil. Trees and forests can be restored using ANR at less than a third of the cost of tree planting.

Trees and forests can be restored using ANR at less than a third of the cost of tree planting. Image: JoanaOliveira-WRIBrasil

How do different restoration techniques bring value to people and planet? Image: World Resources Institute

When is assisted natural regeneration the right way to restore land? Image: World Resources Institute

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.