Dissertation
Are biodiversity provisions outlined in the Forest and Landscape Restoration approach being attained? Case studies from the Philippines and beyond
University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Sunshine Coast
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25907/00229
Abstract
Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) has emerged as one of the most important international policy topics in reforestation. It seeks to apply a variety of strategies capable of delivering both societal and environmental benefits and therefore has been identified as the preferred approach in attaining substantial international reforestation commitments. Tailoring strategies to local contexts that meet multiple-stakeholder needs, which also have landscape-scale impacts, makes FLR challenging to implement. Biodiversity conservation is integral to FLR, but it is a component that can be overlooked in an ardent focus on obtaining economic and livelihood objectives. This thesis uses a mixed-methods approach to explore biodiversity restoration within the context of FLR and similar large-scale reforestation initiatives. It relies heavily on the Philippine National Greening Program (NGP), to generate theory on how a national level FLR program is attending to biodiversity conservation, one of its explicit goals. By examining high-diversity nurseries in several other countries, this thesis also takes a broader look at the capabilities of the nursery infrastructure to support biodiversity recovery.
Details
- Title
- Are biodiversity provisions outlined in the Forest and Landscape Restoration approach being attained? Case studies from the Philippines and beyond
- Authors
- Kurt Von Kleist
- Contributors
- John L Herbohn (Supervisor)
- Awarding institution
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Degree awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- DOI
- 10.25907/00229
- Organisation Unit
- Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450971202621
- Output Type
- Dissertation
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