A Global View of Ecological Restoration and the Role of SER ...
A Global View of Ecological Restoration and the Role of SER ...
A Global View of Ecological Restoration and the Role of SER ...
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SOCIETY for ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION INTERNATIONAL<br />
Why <strong>Ecological</strong> <strong>Restoration</strong>?<br />
• To restore <strong>the</strong> flow <strong>of</strong> ecological goods <strong>and</strong> services to highly<br />
disturbed areas, such as mines, contaminated sites <strong>and</strong><br />
neglected properties<br />
• To improve productive capacity <strong>and</strong> promote more<br />
sustainable use in degraded production l<strong>and</strong>s, such as timber<br />
plantations <strong>and</strong> agriculture <strong>and</strong> grazing fields<br />
• To enhance biodiversity <strong>and</strong> nature conservation values both<br />
inside <strong>of</strong> <strong>and</strong> outside <strong>of</strong> protected areas<br />
• To restore ecological integrity (processes, structure, function<br />
<strong>and</strong> composition) over broad l<strong>and</strong>scape-scale areas