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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 134-148 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | BIOSCIENCE |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 14 Dec 2022 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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.
Keywords
- climate change mitigation, land use management, restoration longevity, restoration policy, social justice
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: BIOSCIENCE, Vol. 73, No. 2, 02.2023, p. 134-148.
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T1 - How Social Considerations Improve the Equity and Effectiveness of Ecosystem Restoration
AU - Löfqvist, Sara
AU - Kleinschroth, Fritz
AU - Bey, Adia
AU - De Bremond, Ariane
AU - Defries, Ruth
AU - Fleischman, Forrest
AU - Lele, Sharachchandra
AU - Martin, Dominic A.
AU - Messerli, Peter
AU - Meyfroidt, Patrick
AU - Pfeifer, Marion
AU - Rakotonarivo, Sarobidy O.
AU - Ramankutty, Navin
AU - Ramprasad, Vijay
AU - Rana, Pushpendra
AU - Rhemtulla, Jeanine M.
AU - Ryan, Casey M.
AU - Vieira, Ima Celia Guimarães
AU - Wells, Geoff J.
AU - Garrett, Rachael D.
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N2 - 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.
AB - 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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