INIBIOMA   20415
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN BIODIVERSIDAD Y MEDIOAMBIENTE
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Forest Landscape Restoration in the Drylands of Latin America
Autor/es:
NEWTON, A. C., R.F. DEL CASTILLO, C. ECHEVERRÍA, D. GENELETTI, M. GONZÁLEZ-ESPINOSA, L.R. MALIZIA, A.C. PREMOLI, J. REY BENAYAS, C. SMITH-RAMÍREZ & G. WILLIAMS-LINERA
Revista:
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Editorial:
RESILIENCE ALLIANCE
Referencias:
Año: 2012 p. 1 - 20
ISSN:
1708-3087
Resumen:
ABSTRACT. Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) involves the ecological restoration of degraded forest landscapes, with the
aim of benefiting both biodiversity and human well-being. We first identify four fundamental principles of FLR, based on
previous definitions. We then critically evaluate the application of these principles in practice, based on the experience gained
during an international, collaborative research project conducted in six dry forest landscapes of Latin America. Research
highlighted the potential for FLR; tree species of high socioeconomic value were identified in all study areas, and strong
dependence of local communities on forest resources was widely encountered, particularly for fuelwood. We demonstrated that
FLR can be achieved through both passive and active restoration approaches, and can be cost-effective if the increased provision
of ecosystem services is taken into account. These results therefore highlight the potential for FLR, and the positive contribution
that it could make to sustainable development. However, we also encountered a number of challenges to FLR implementation,
including the difficulty of achieving strong engagement in FLR activities among local stakeholders, lack of capacity for
community-led initiatives, and the lack of an appropriate institutional and regulatory environment to support restoration activities.
Successful implementation of FLR will require new collaborative alliances among stakeholders, empowerment and capacity
building of local communities to enable them to fully engage with restoration activities, and an enabling public policy context
to enable local people to be active participants in the decision making process.