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To collect native seeds, Ugandan botanists are climbing forest giants (news.mongabay.com)
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  • To access the best seeds for the propagation of native species, botanists often need to safely and sustainably collect from a variety of mother trees.
  • In Uganda, Sebastian Walaita at the Tooro Botanic Gardens has been honing his skills and training botanists in high tree climbing for more than 25 years.
  • These skills allow the botanists to collect seeds from even the tallest trees, in a way that captures genetic diversity.
  • In October 2024, Walaita and a fellow Ugandan held a training in high tree climbing and seed collection in Côte d’Ivoire.

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