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Löfqvist S, Kleinschroth F, Bey A, de Bremond A, DeFries R, Dong J, Fleischman F, Lele S, Martin DA, Messerli P, Meyfroidt P, Pfeifer M, Rakotonarivo SO, Ramankutty N, Ramprasad V, Rana P, Rhemtulla JM, Ryan CM, Vieira ICG, Wells GJ, Garrett RD. How Social Considerations Improve the Equity and Effectiveness of Ecosystem Restoration. Bioscience 2023; 73:134-148. [PMID: 36896142 PMCID: PMC9991587 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biac099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Ecosystem restoration is an important means to address global sustainability challenges. However, scientific and policy discourse often overlooks the social processes that influence the equity and effectiveness of restoration interventions. In the present article, we outline how social processes that are critical to restoration equity and effectiveness can be better incorporated in restoration science and policy. Drawing from existing case studies, we show how projects that align with local people's preferences and are implemented through inclusive governance are more likely to lead to improved social, ecological, and environmental outcomes. To underscore the importance of social considerations in restoration, we overlay existing global restoration priority maps, population, and the Human Development Index (HDI) to show that approximately 1.4 billion people, disproportionately belonging to groups with low HDI, live in areas identified by previous studies as being of high restoration priority. We conclude with five action points for science and policy to promote equity-centered restoration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sara Löfqvist
- Ecosystem Management Group, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resource Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, United States
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- Wyss Academy for Nature, University of in Bern, Switzerland
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- Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.,F.R.S.-FNRS, Brussels, Belgium
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- Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tine, England, United Kingdom
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- École Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Center for Ecology, Development, and Research, Ashoka University, Haryana, and with the Kangra Integrated Sciences and Adaptation Network, Kangra, India
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- Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Environmental Policy Lab, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Cambridge, Department of Geography and Conservation Research Institute
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Dadzie FA, Moles AT, Erickson TE, Slavich E, Muñoz‐Rojas M. Native bacteria and cyanobacteria can influence seedling emergence and growth of native plants used in dryland restoration. J Appl Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Frederick A. Dadzie
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia Australia
- Kings Park Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Kings Park Western Australia Australia
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology University of Seville Seville Spain
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Sacande M, Muir G. Restoring Sahelian landscapes with people and plants: insights from large scale interventions. Restor Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Moctar Sacande
- Forestry Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome Italy
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- Forestry Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome Italy
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