Journal article
Towards more effective integration of tropical forest restoration and conservation
Biotropica, Vol.51(4), pp.463-472
2019
Abstract
Conservation and restoration interventions can be mutually reinforcing and are converging through an increased focus on social dimensions. This paper examines how to more effectively integrate the complementary goals of conservation and restoration of tropical forests. Forest conservation and restoration interventions are integral components of a broad approach to forest ecosystem and landscape management that aims to maintain and restore key ecological processes and enhance human well-being, while minimizing biodiversity loss. The forest transition model provides a useful framework for understanding the relative importance of forest conservation and restoration interventions in different regions. Harmonizing conservation and restoration presents serious challenges for forest policy in tropical countries, particularly regarding the use and management of secondary forests, fallow vegetation, and forests degraded by logging and fire. Research to implement restoration more effectively in tropical regions can be stimulated by transforming questions that initially focused on conservation issues. Examination of papers published in Biotropica from 2000-2018 shows that most studies relevant to tropical forest conservation do not address forest restoration issues. Forest restoration studies, on the other hand, show a consistent association with conservation issues. There is much scope for further integration of conservation and restoration in research, practice, and policy. Securing a sustainable future for tropical forests requires developing and applying integrated approaches to landscape management that effectively combine knowledge and tools from multiple disciplines with practical experience and engagement of local stakeholders.
Details
- Title
- Towards more effective integration of tropical forest restoration and conservation
- Authors
- Robin L Chazdon (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication details
- Biotropica, Vol.51(4), pp.463-472
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.1111/btp.12678
- ISSN
- 0006-3606
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451250502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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