Designing optimal human‐modified landscapes for forest biodiversity conservation
Agriculture and development transform forest ecosystems to human‐modified landscapes.
Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate …
Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate …
Guidance for successful tree planting initiatives
PHS Brancalion, KD Holl - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A growing number of initiatives at global, regional and national scales propose to plant
millions, billions or even trillions of trees as a simple solution to resolve complex …
millions, billions or even trillions of trees as a simple solution to resolve complex …
The biodiversity and ecosystem service contributions and trade-offs of forest restoration approaches
Forest restoration is being scaled up globally to deliver critical ecosystem services and
biodiversity benefits; however, there is a lack of rigorous comparison of cobenefit delivery …
biodiversity benefits; however, there is a lack of rigorous comparison of cobenefit delivery …
Assessing green technology indicators for cleaner production and sustainable investments in a developing country context
Abstract The United Nations proposed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to foster
sustainable development, including tackling environmental challenges and adopting …
sustainable development, including tackling environmental challenges and adopting …
Global restoration opportunities in tropical rainforest landscapes
Over 140 Mha of restoration commitments have been pledged across the global tropics, yet
guidance is needed to identify those landscapes where implementation is likely to provide …
guidance is needed to identify those landscapes where implementation is likely to provide …
Limited effects of tree planting on forest canopy cover and rural livelihoods in Northern India
Many countries have adopted large-scale tree planting programmes as a climate mitigation
strategy and to support local livelihoods. We evaluate a series of large-scale tree planting …
strategy and to support local livelihoods. We evaluate a series of large-scale tree planting …
Multiscale land use impacts on water quality: Assessment, planning, and future perspectives in Brazil
K de Mello, RH Taniwaki, FR de Paula… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brazil contains the largest volume of freshwater of any nation in the world; however, this
essential natural resource is threatened by rapid increases in water consumption and water …
essential natural resource is threatened by rapid increases in water consumption and water …
[HTML][HTML] Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions
RL Chazdon, D Lindenmayer… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Under suitable conditions, deforested land used for agricultural crops or pastures can revert
to forest through the assisted or unassisted process of natural regeneration. These naturally …
to forest through the assisted or unassisted process of natural regeneration. These naturally …
Ecological restoration success is higher for natural regeneration than for active restoration in tropical forests
Is active restoration the best approach to achieve ecological restoration success (the return
to a reference condition, that is, old-growth forest) when compared to natural regeneration in …
to a reference condition, that is, old-growth forest) when compared to natural regeneration in …
The potential of genomics for restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
Billions of hectares of natural ecosystems have been degraded through human actions. The
global community has agreed on targets to halt and reverse these declines, and the …
global community has agreed on targets to halt and reverse these declines, and the …