Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions

Robin L Chazdon; David Lindenmayer; Manuel R Guariguata; Renato Crouzeilles; Maria Rey Benayas; Elena Lazos-Chavero

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab79e6

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Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions

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Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions

Robin L Chazdon, David Lindenmayer, Manuel R Guariguata, Renato Crouzeilles, Maria Rey Benayas and Elena Lazos-Chavero

Environmental Research Letters, Vol.15(4), 043002

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab79e6

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Abstract

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 regenerating forests conserve biodiversity, provide a wide array of ecosystem goods and services, and support rural economies and livelihoods. Based on studies in tropical and temperate forest ecosystems, we summarize cases where natural regeneration is occurring in agricultural landscapes around the world and identify the socio-ecological factors that favor its development and affect its qualities, outcomes and persistence. We describe how the economic and policy context creates barriers for the development, persistence, and management of naturally regenerating forests, including perverse outcomes of policies intended to enhance protection of native forests. We conclude with recommendations for specific economic and policy interventions at local, national, and global scales to enhance forest natural regeneration and to promote the sustainable management of regrowth forests on former agricultural land while strengthening rural communities and economies.

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Title: Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions
Authors: Robin L Chazdon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
David Lindenmayer (Author) - Australian National University
Manuel R Guariguata (Author) - Center for International Forestry Research
Renato Crouzeilles (Author) - International Institute for Sustainability
Maria Rey Benayas (Author) - Universidad de Alcalá
Elena Lazos-Chavero (Author) - Instituto de Geofísica
Publication details: Environmental Research Letters, Vol.15(4), 043002
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab79e6
ISSN: 1748-9326
Copyright note: Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. As the Version of Record of this article is going to be / has been published on a gold open access basis under a CC BY 3.0 licence, this Accepted Manuscript is available for reuse under a CC BY 3.0 licence immediately. Everyone is permitted to use all or part of the original content in this article, provided that they adhere to all the terms of the licence https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/3.0
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451414402621
Output Type: Journal article

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