Desert-adapted species are vulnerable to climate change: Insights from the warmest region on Earth
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Climate change is eroding biodiversity and conservation…
More trees for more water in drylands: myths and opportunities
Sheil, D., & Bargués-Tobella, A. (2020). More trees for more water in drylands: myths and opportunities. ETFRN News.
The restoration of tree cover influences water availability. Many people—some experts too—believe incorrectly that…
Dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems: water at the core.
Del Campo, A. D., González-Sanchis, M., Ilstedt, U., Bargués-Tobella, A., & Ferraz, S. (2019). Dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems: water at the core. Unasylva 251: Forests: nature-based solutions for water, 251(1), 27.
Dryland…
The global tree restoration potential
Bastin, J. F., Finegold, Y., Garcia, C., Mollicone, D., Rezende, M., Routh, D., ... & Crowther, T. W. (2019). The global tree restoration potential. Science, 365(6448), 76-79.
Climate change is expected to cause an increase in the global…
Balancing the environmental benefits of reforestation in agricultural regions
Cunningham, S. C., Mac Nally, R., Baker, P. J., Cavagnaro, T. R., Beringer, J., Thomson, J. R., & Thompson, R. M. (2015). Balancing the environmental benefits of reforestation in agricultural regions. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution…
Toward an era of restoration in ecology: successes, failures, and opportunities ahead
Suding, K. N. (2011). Toward an era of restoration in ecology: successes, failures, and opportunities ahead. Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics, 42.
As an inevitable consequence of increased environmental degradation and…
Combining ecological, social and technical criteria to select species for forest restoration
Meli, P., Martínez‐Ramos, M., Rey‐Benayas, J. M., & Carabias, J. (2014). Combining ecological, social and technical criteria to select species for forest restoration. Applied vegetation science, 17(4), 744-753.
Question: How to…
Priority setting for scaling-up tropical forest restoration projects: Early lessons from the Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact
Melo, F. P., Pinto, S. R., Brancalion, P. H., Castro, P. S., Rodrigues, R. R., Aronson, J., & Tabarelli, M. (2013). Priority setting for scaling-up tropical forest restoration projects: Early lessons from the Atlantic Forest Restoration…
Afforestation, restoration and regeneration – Not all trees are created equal
Lawson, S.S. and Michler, C.H., 2014. Afforestation, restoration and regeneration - Not all trees are created equal. Journal of Forestry Research, 25(1): 3−20 DOI 10.1007/s11676-014-0426-5.
Undulations in weather patterns have caused climate…
Restoring tropical forests from the bottom up
Holl, K. D. (2017). Restoring tropical forests from the bottom up. Science, 355(6324), 455-456.
Recent initiatives at regional, national, and global scales have called for unprecedented levels of forest restoration to counteract decades…
A policy-driven knowledge agenda for global forest and landscape restoration
Chazdon, R. L., Brancalion, P. H. S., Lamb, D., Laestadius, L., Calmon, M., & Kumar, C. (2017). A policy-driven knowledge agenda for global forest and landscape restoration. Conserv Lett 10: 125–132.
The global restoration movement…
Large-scale reforestation and afforestation policy in Spain: A historical review of its underlying ecological, socioeconomic and political dynamics
Vadell, E., de-Miguel, S., & Pemán, J. (2016). Large-scale reforestation and afforestation policy in Spain: A historical review of its underlying ecological, socioeconomic and political dynamics. Land Use Policy, 55, 37-48.
Spain had…