New Challenges towards More Effective Integration of Tropical Forest Restoration and Conservation
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 1413
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tropical forest ecology; tropical forest management; impact of logging on forest dynamics; reduced impact logging
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: role of local communities in rehabilitation of degraded land; smallholder plantations; participatory forest management; area exclosure; agroforestry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With forest degradation increasing in the tropics, forest restoration is being employed as an effective and recognized management strategy. Reforestation and afforestation are two distinct methods being used. They are often considered for their biophysical aspects and for their environmental benefits (e.g., carbon sequestration, watershed management, biodiversity).
Technical skills are necessary for implementing both forest restoration and afforestation, but they are not enough for the success of restoration programs. Understanding the social and economic aspects is essential if restoration activities are to be effective. Reforestation and afforestation should be meaningful and beneficial to indigenous people and other local communities living in or near these degraded forests or landscapes. Benefits can be increased by local participation in decision making, improved financial return, strengthened land use rights, and better market opportunities.
This Special Issue of Forests aims to identify and better understand the social and economic issues (challenges and benefits) of forest restoration programs in the tropics and their contribution for the success of restoration programs. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published or submitted elsewhere. Through case studies and more global contributions, they should illustrate the importance of considering bottom-up approaches in forest restoration.
Dr. Plinio Sist
Dr. Manuel Boissière
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- socio-economic opportunities
- challenges in reforestation
- afforestation
- local participation
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