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Self-restoration of post-agrogenic soils of Calcisol–Solonetz complex: Soil development, carbon stock dynamics of carbon pools

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What drives the success of reforestation projects in tropical developing countries? The case of the Philippines

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This study reviewed cases and literatures to assess drivers that ultimately lead restoration projects to have successful outcomes. The main 4 categories of drivers are: technical/biophysical drivers, socio-economic drivers, institutional, policy and management drivers, and reforestation project characteristics. The major indicator of success are fall into two categories: environmental indicators and socio-economic indicators.

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Land use transitions: Socio-ecological feedback versus socio-economic change

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Adaptive value of participatory biodiversity monitoring in community forestry

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This paper looks at using a conceptual framework (values, diversity, stakeholders) for forest monitoring, communication and conservation by villagers in Baglung District, Nepal. The goal was to assist local foresters in developing monitoring programs.

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Terrestrial Invertebrate Community Structure as an Indicator of the Success of a Tropical Rainforest Restoration Project

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Motivations for the Restoration of Ecosystems

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The underlying reasons to restore ecosystems are numerous yet they remain understated and unappreciated. Therefore, this article attempts to answer the question of why ecosystems are restored. The authors recognize and explore 5 rationales or motivations for restoration: technocratic, biotic, heuristic, idealistic and pragmatic

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Early effects of four fast-growing tree species and their planting density on ground vegetation in Imperata grasslands

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The study aimed to test the early effects of four successful reforestation fast-growing exotics tree species and alternative planting densities on the development of ground vegetation. The study was conducted in Riam Kiwa, South Kalimantan, Indonesia in Imperate grasslands. The four fast-growing exotics tree species used in the study were Acacia mangium, Acacia crassicarpa, Gmelina arborea, and Paraserianthes falcataria.

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Vital Landscape Attributes: Missing Tools for Restoration Ecology

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The Restoration of Forest Biodiversity and Ecological Values

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Throughout Asia there has been significant push to restore degraded lands yet many of these initiatives lack clear objectives. This paper explores the failures that have emerged from this trend, paying close attention to restoration schemes that were politically driven and unsuccessful in yielding the economic and environmental benefits due to the lack of clarity in defining the precise restoration objectives.

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An ecological integrity assessment of a Brazilian Atlantic Forest watershed based on surveys of stream health and local farmers' perceptions: implications for management

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Forest restoration in an indigenous land considering a forest remnant influence (Avaí, São Paulo State, Brazil)

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The Communal Management of Forests in the Semi‐arid and Sub‐humid Regions of Africa: Past Practice and Prospects for the Future

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This article is based on an extensive literature search to analyze indigenous forestry practices in the dryland regions of anglophone and francophone regions of Africa. The authors drew on biology, forestry, and ethnographic material and was written with the aim of encouraging practitioners to involve peoples living near forests into the land management strategies.

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The effects of The International Smallgroup and Tree Planting Program on household income in Nyeri district, Kenya

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The aim of the study was to determine the effects of TIST program on household income, environmental services and to determine factors that influence participation. 

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The political economy of reforestation and forest restoration in Asia–Pacific: Critical issues for REDD+

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Communal management as a strategy for restoring cloud forest landscapes in Andean Ecuador

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Community-based mangrove forest management: Implications for local livelihoods and coastal resource conservation along the Volta estuary catchment area of Ghana

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Assessing social values of ecosystem services in the Phewa Lake Watershed, Nepal

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Factors influencing community participation in mangroves restoration: A contingent valuation analysis

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This paper analyzes the willingness of a household to participate and pay for the benefits of a mangrove restoration program in the West Coast of India. In the second half of the twentieth century, this region has been threatened by shrimp cultivation, industrial development and hydroelectric projects, which overall made mangroves recede substantially.

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Violence, Decentralization, and Resource Access in Indonesia

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This paper examines the social and political factors that dictate who has access and control over natural resources, arguing that non-deliberate decentralization of resource management can create situations that encourage conflict.

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Bridging the great divide: State, civil society, and ‘participatory’ conservation mapping in a resource extraction zone

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