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How to grow instant fig trees to restore rain forests in Costa Rica

28 Jul, 2018

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By Leighton Reid and Rakan Zahawi This blog is reposted with permission from the the Missouri Botanical Garden Natural History of Ecological Restoration blog CCSD scientist Leighton Reid and Lyon Arboretum director Rakan Zahawi write about giant fig tree...

Thinning – the restoration middle road

09 Oct, 2016

Robin Chazdon

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by Rhett Harrison, World Agroforestry Centre, Zambia When many people think about restoration, they envisage tree planting. Indeed, among a large segment of society tree planting is virtually synonymous with...

Gone with the wind: canopies of next generation tropical forests will function differently based on today’s understory recruitment

09 Sep, 2016

Robin Chazdon

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By Jarrah Dominic Wills Diverse understory development within forest plantations can provide conservation value in highly modified tropical landscapes, but how many species should be used to establish a initial...

Mexican Experiences in the Restoration of Ecosystems

07 Sep, 2016

Robin Chazdon

Latin America, publications

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Like so many countries, Mexico is caught up in the myth of perpetual economic growth and a development paradigm driven by consumerism. However, there are rays of hope and seeming...

A new model to scale up forest restoration from sites to landscapes

01 Sep, 2016

Robin Chazdon

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T. Trevor Caughlin Restoring forest to hundreds of millions of hectares of degraded land has become a centerpiece of international plans to sequester carbon and conserve biodiversity. To achieve these...

Can tropical forests recover after major disturbance?

26 Aug, 2016

Robin Chazdon

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Can tropical dry forests recover their species richness and composition after major disturbance? GET THE PAPER! Secondary forests recovering after previous deforestation account for a substantial proportion of the...

A global meta-analysis on the ecological drivers of forest restoration success

04 Jun, 2016

Robin Chazdon

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By Renato Crouzeilles and Mariana S. Ferreira Restoration of previously forested land is a global priority, with more than two billion hectares identified as potentially suitable for forest restoration. Billions...

Landscape attributes determine restoration outcomes in the Ecuadorian Andes

27 Apr, 2016

Robin Chazdon

Latin America, publications

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By Romaike S. Middendorp Landscape attributes can determine reforestation rates and, ultimately, the biodiversity and ecosystem service benefits of second-growth forests. Ecologists recognize the importance of landscape-scale variation, including distance...

Superior survival of nitrogen-fixing trees during succession in Costa Rican rainforests

09 Dec, 2015

Robin Chazdon

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By T. Trevor Caughlin, Literature Coordinator Nitrogen availability limits plant growth in many ecosystems, including some tropical forests. Some tree species have adapted by partnering with nitrogen-fixing bacteria that can...

Smart reforestation must go beyond carbon: expert

24 Jun, 2015

Robin Chazdon

News & Events, publications

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By Catriona Moss, CIFOR Keeping carbon stored in trees. That’s one major way of tackling climate change. Natural regeneration, replanting, native tree plantations, commercial plantations and agro forestry systems have...