Environmental Science
8 years ago

Urgent need to answer key questions for successful forest restoration commitments.

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Restoration Ecology
Forest Landscape Restoration: increasing the positive impacts of forest restoration or simply the area under tree cover?
Stéphanie Mansourian, John A. Stanturf, Mercy Derkyi, Vera Lex Engel

Paper Summary

Restoring forest landscapes is crucial to combat global forest loss. Three key questions must be answered for successful forest restoration: What goals are we aiming for? How do we choose areas to restore? How do we measure success? Answering these questions is essential for effective large-scale forest restoration.

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