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Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions

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Title Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions
 
Creator Chazdon, R.
Lindenmayer, D.
Guariguata, M.R.
Crouzeilles, R.
Rey Benayas, J.M.
Chavero, E.L.
 
Subject deforestation
ecological restoration
landscape
natural resources management
forest rehabilitation
 
Description Under suitable conditions, deforested land used for agricultural crops or pastures can revert to forest through the assisted or unassisted process of natural regeneration. These naturally regenerating forests conserve biodiversity, provide a wide array of ecosystem goods and services, and support rural economies and livelihoods. Based on studies in tropical and temperate forest ecosystems, we summarize cases where natural regeneration is occurring in agricultural landscapes around the world and identify the socio-ecological factors that favor its development and affect its qualities, outcomes and persistence. We describe how the economic and policy context creates barriers for the development, persistence, and management of naturally regenerating forests, including perverse outcomes of policies intended to enhance protection of native forests. We conclude with recommendations for specific economic and policy interventions at local, national, and global scales to enhance forest natural regeneration and to promote the sustainable management of regrowth forests on former agricultural land while strengthening rural communities and economies.
 
Date 2020-04-01
2021-03-08T08:15:30Z
2021-03-08T08:15:30Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Chazdon, R. Lindenmayer, D. Guariguata, M.R. Crouzeilles, R. Rey Benayas, J.M. Chavero, E.L. 2020. Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions. Environmental Research Letters, 15 (4): 043002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab79e6
1748-9326
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111948
https://www.cifor.org/library/7606
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab79e6
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Publisher IOP Publishing