Forest Restoration in Landscapes: Beyond Planting Trees

Forest Restoration in Landscapes: Beyond Planting Trees

by StephanieMansourian (Editor), Daniel Vallauri (Editor)

Synopsis

This book, published in cooperation with WWF International, integrates the restoration of forest functions into landscape conservation plans. The contents represent the collective body of knowledge and experience of WWF and its many partners - collected here for the first time. This guide will serve as a first stop for practitioners and researchers in many organizations and regions, and as a key reference on the subject.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 437
Publisher: Springer
Published: 23 Sep 2005

ISBN 10: 0387255257
ISBN 13: 9780387255255

Media Reviews

From the reviews:

The World Wildlife Fund, or `WWF' has recently initiated a program of large-scale forested landscape restoration ... . Forest Restoration in Landscapes is a compilation of WWF experiences in the establishment, maintenance, and evaluation of these efforts. There are many aspects ... that I found quite valuable. Some of the chapters of this book critically evaluated the restoration efforts of the past. ... Personally, I found Forest Restoration in Landscapes a useful addition to my reference library. (Don C. Bragg, Landscape Ecology, Vol. 22 (3), 2007)

A major mission of the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) has been habitat restoration, and forest habitats are a crucial part of that mission. Under the auspices of the WWF, this book uses the expertise of over 70 authors to show how forest restoration can be integrated with other aspects of conservation and landscape development. ... This book will serve as a teaching tool and reference for researchers and managers working on forest restoration. (Northeastern Naturalist, Vol. 13 (4), 2006)