High Diversity Forest Restoration in Degraded Areas: Methods and Projects in Brazil

background

This book addresses different approaches to the restoration of degraded, high diversity tropical and subtropical forests, including methods and empirical results.

Conclusions & Takeaways

The first section of the book discusses varying perspectives on restoration, while also outlining the theoretical bases of forest restoration. The second section is dedicated to restoration methodologies with a focus on the importance of considering regional floristic diversity and species mixtures for restoration success. The final section highlights "new frontiers" and includes the following themes: commercial reforestation, management of degraded forest fragments, seedling transfer, environmental education as it relates to degraded area restoration, and GIS as a tool to identify degraded areas and vegetation cover. Several case studies are also described within the context of forest restoration in Brazil.