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Overcoming Ecological Barriers to Tropical Lower Montane Forest Succession on Anthropogenic Grasslands: Synthesis and Future ProspectsBackgroundThis review attempts to address the difficulty in restoring grasslands to secondary tropical forest through reforestation. Proposed strategies are discussed for future recruitment methods for woody vegetation. Available with subscription or purchase |
Hiniduma Biolink Project, Sri Lanka - Reforesting traditional home gardens using the analog forestry concept in wet zones of Sri LankaBackgroundThe Hinidum Biolink Project is a cooperative effort between the Conservation Carbon Company and Rainforest Rescue International that aims to build a biodiversity corridor between two remnant forests in Sri Lanka. The document is a plan for this Plan Vivo project, developed in June 2011. Open access copy available |
The role of ecological theory and practice in poverty alleviation and environmental conservationBackgroundThis review emphasized the roles and tools of ecologists that would be helpful in poverty alleviation internationally. Specifically, knowledge of sustainable sources of energy, provision of clean water, functional traits of vegetation, and design of agro-forestry systems were cited as examples of knowledge that would be helpful for cross-disciplinary strategies. Open access copy available |
Social Capital in Biodiversity Conservation and ManagementBackgroundThe article begins with a description of the opposing views of the roles of smallholders in conservation strategies. On the one hand they directly use resources that external agencies attempt to protect, on the other hand these people have intimate knowledge of these systems. Thus leading to the question, “Could local people play a greater role in biodiversity conservation and management?” (Pretty, 2004). Open access copy available |
Restoring Working Forests in Human-Dominated Landscapes of the Wet Evergreen Forest Region of South AsiaBackgroundOpen access copy available |
Effectiveness of community participation in Mangrove restoration: the evidence from northern Sri LankaBackgroundOpen access copy available |