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How do trees outside forests contribute to human wellbeing? A systematic review from South Asia

Environmental Research Letters, Volume 20, Number 3 | 28 February 2025

Pooja Choksi*, Dhwani Lalai, Anamika Menon, Abha Joglekar, Anirban Roy, Vijay Ramprasad, Mahendra Singh Thapa, Ravikanth Gudasalamani, Shalini Dhyani, Milind Bunyan et al.

Trees have emerged as a key focus of global environmental policy. Several programs promote planting of trees outside forests (ToF), in places such as farms and grazing lands, due to the potential of trees to provide a wide variety of benefits to people and nature. Yet, our knowledge of human well-being outcomes of ToFs is limited, especially in South Asia.

DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/adb7f4

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