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Forest Landscape Restoration

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2019)

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Cara Nelson

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W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, Department of Ecosystem & Conservation Science, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812 USA
Interests: effects of large-scale disturbance on understory plants and trees; efficacy and ecological impacts of ecological restoration treatments; sampling methods for detecting changes in understory plant abundance; ecological effects of management interventions
Prof. Dr. Cristian Echeverria

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Guest Editor
University of Concepcion, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales (UdeC.), Concepcion, Chile
Interests: landscape ecology; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem and landscape restoration

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Restoration of forest landscapes has moved from a small niche within natural management to a dominant activity for biodiversity conservation and improving human wellbeing across the globe. With ambitious global targets for forest restoration, like those set through the Bonn Challenge, there is need for additional guidance on the concept of forest landscape restoration, planning and prioritizing restoration activities, standards against which restoration achievements can be assessed, and policies and governance structures that encourage consideration of biodiversity from the local to the international level. Without such guidance, restoration actions may focus on a limited set of ecosystem services and may not be effective in achieving ecosystem repair.

This Special Issue is designed to clarify the concept of forest landscape restoration and to provide information relevant to achieving global targets and improving biodiversity outcomes. Research articles can focus on any aspect of forest landscape restoration, but must be broadly applicable. The Special Issue is not limited to ecological disciplines. Articles that focus on social issues related to forest landscape restoration are welcomed. If you have questions about whether your submission is appropriate, please email either of the guest editors.

Prof. Dr. Cara Nelson
Prof. Dr. Cristian Echeverria
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forests is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Ecological restoration
  • Large landscape conservation
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Human wellbeing
  • Forest management
  • Prioritization and assessment
  • Ecosystem governance

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Narratives Across Scales on Barriers and Strategies for Upscaling Forest Restoration: A Brazilian Case Study
by Daniella Schweizer, Marijke van Kuijk, Paula Meli, Luis Bernardini and Jaboury Ghazoul
Forests 2019, 10(7), 530; https://doi.org/10.3390/f10070530 - 26 Jun 2019
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Several countries worldwide have committed to forest and landscape restoration (FLR) through ambitious pledges in numbers of hectares to be restored. As the implementation of these commitments happens within countries, different actors from global to local scales must negotiate the “what, where and [...] Read more.
Several countries worldwide have committed to forest and landscape restoration (FLR) through ambitious pledges in numbers of hectares to be restored. As the implementation of these commitments happens within countries, different actors from global to local scales must negotiate the “what, where and how” of specific forest restoration projects. We interviewed actors at national, state and local scales to gather their narratives regarding barriers and strategies for upscaling forest restoration and compared the narratives among them and with those that prevail in the global literature on FLR. We based the local scale in four Atlantic Forest landscapes. We classified the narratives gathered according to three discourses commonly used in environmental policy arenas: (1) ecological modernization, advocating market solutions; (2) green governmentality, with its emphasis on technocratic solutions; and (3) civic environmentalism promoting governance. Brazilian legislation with its mandate of forest restoration in private lands appeared as the main restoration driver in the interviews. However, when political will for enforcement weakens, other strategies are needed. An ecological modernization narrative, around increasing funding, incentives, market and investments, prevailed in the narratives on barriers and strategies for all actors from the global to the local scales. Similarities nevertheless diminished from the global to the local scale. The narratives of national actors resembled those found in the global literature, which emphasize strategies based on increased capacity building, within a green governmentality narrative, and governance arrangements, a civic environmentalist narrative. These narratives appeared less at state scales, and were almost absent at local scales where forest restoration was perceived mostly as a costly legal mandate. Similar narratives across all actors and scales indicate that a focus on improving the economics of restoration can aid in upscaling forest restoration in Brazilian Atlantic Forest landscapes. However, discrepant narratives also show that inclusive governance spaces where the negotiation of FLR interventions can take place is key to increase trust and aid implementation. Full article
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Land Restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Overview of Recent, Ongoing and Planned Restoration Initiatives and Their Potential for Climate Change Mitigation
by Erika Romijn, Ruben Coppus, Veronique De Sy, Martin Herold, Rosa Maria Roman-Cuesta and Louis Verchot
Forests 2019, 10(6), 510; https://doi.org/10.3390/f10060510 - 15 Jun 2019
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Land degradation is a globally recognized problem and restoration of degraded land is currently high on the international agenda. Forest landscape restoration and other restorative ecosystem management activities are important measures that contribute towards reaching the objectives of the Bonn Challenge, which aims [...] Read more.
Land degradation is a globally recognized problem and restoration of degraded land is currently high on the international agenda. Forest landscape restoration and other restorative ecosystem management activities are important measures that contribute towards reaching the objectives of the Bonn Challenge, which aims to restore 350 million hectares by 2030. In this context, many restoration projects are being planned and implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). We present an overview of the location, goals and activities, and an estimated climate change mitigation potential of 154 recent, ongoing and planned restoration projects in LAC. Our analysis suggests that most projects are located in the humid tropics and less attention is paid to drylands. Increasing vegetation cover, biodiversity recovery and recovery of ecological processes are the most common goals. Restorative activities to fulfil these goals were diverse and were related to the type and source of funding that projects receive. For example, projects implemented through the Forest Investment Program (FIP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) generally rely on natural or assisted regeneration over large areas (>20,000 ha), whereas Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects establish forest plantations, often including exotic monocultures, in smaller project areas (<5000 ha). Projects that are specifically implemented within the scope of Initiative 20 × 20 and other local initiatives that target the local environmental problems, are more varied and rely on a wider portfolio of restorative activities, such as erosion control, exclusion of grazing and mixed plantations. These projects are usually implemented in smaller project areas (<5000 ha). All projects had the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation by storing additional forest aboveground biomass through natural regeneration, assisted regeneration or establishing a plantation. Further analysis of the implemented activities is an important next step to investigate their effectiveness in terms of goals achieved under Initiative 20 × 20 and the Bonn Challenge. This would provide information for future restoration projects and upscaling of restorative activities in a wider area. Full article
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