A Policy-Driven Knowledge Agenda for Global Forest and Landscape Restoration

Robin L Chazdon; P H S Brancalion; David Lamb; L Laestadius; M Calmon; C Kumar

doi:10.1111/conl.12220

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A Policy-Driven Knowledge Agenda for Global Forest and Landscape Restoration

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A Policy-Driven Knowledge Agenda for Global Forest and Landscape Restoration

Robin L Chazdon, P H S Brancalion, David Lamb, L Laestadius, M Calmon and C Kumar

Conservation Letters, Vol.10(1), pp.125-132

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12220

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Abstract

Aichi biodiversity targets

Bonn challenge

environmental policy

ecological restoration

large-scale restoration

New York Declarationon Forests

multidisciplinary research

restoration governance

restoration planning

science-policy interface

The global restoration movement is gaining momentum. International and national leaders are demonstrating unparalleled political will for achieving ambitious targets. However, the knowledge base for implementing large-scale forest and landscape restoration (FLR) needs further development. Besides application of scientific and local knowledge, a broad understanding of the social, economic, and environmental context in which this knowledge is being applied is also needed. To address knowledge gaps and guide implementation of FLR at local to global scales we propose a knowledge creation agenda that we derive from emerging policy goals. We present a holistic approach that addresses food security, ecosystem services, and livelihoods, and that supports implementation by a wide array of actors from farmers and municipalities to corporations and state agencies. Our knowledge creation agenda is based on six broad policy goals, with several associated knowledge gaps for each goal. We recognize that this agenda is simply a starting point and will surely evolve and become more locally focused as the concept of FLR gains ground and as multiple groups of stakeholders engage in the long-term process of restoring functionality and value to ecosystems and landscapes around the world.

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Title: A Policy-Driven Knowledge Agenda for Global Forest and Landscape Restoration
Authors: Robin L Chazdon (Author) - University of Connecticut, United States
P H S Brancalion (Author) - University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
David Lamb (Author) - University of Queensland
L Laestadius (Author) - World Resources Institute, United States
M Calmon (Author) - International Union for the Conservation of Nature, United States
C Kumar (Author) - International Union for the Conservation of Nature, United States
Publication details: Conservation Letters, Vol.10(1), pp.125-132
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12220
ISSN: 1755-263X; 1755-263X
Copyright note: Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Conservation Letters published byWiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided theoriginal work is properly cited.
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450708302621
Output Type: Journal article
Research Statement: false