The chapter synthesizes the findings of the 11 chapters of this book and situates them in current debates on forest restoration and related literature. It explores forest restoration histories and trends; summarizes projections of what can be expected of future forest restoration; discusses the goals, costs, and actual and potential social, economic, and environmental benefits of forest restoration; and estimates how likely it is that benefits will be achieved in practice. The chapter deliberates on international, national, and local restoration governance, including how international restoration governance takes shape, how it relates to other international processes, and how it links to national and subnational forest restoration governance. The chapter, furthermore, discusses fairness and justice of local level governance. It ends by summarizing the major challenges of forest restoration and suggests how they might be overcome, reflecting on the best ways to translate the global restoration project into feasible pathways of doing restoration in a just and sustainable manner.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197683958.003.0012Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2024
Authors
de Jong, W.; Katila, K.; Winkel, G.; Pacheco, P.; Galloway, G.; Colfer, C.J.P.
Language
English
Keywords
sustainability, forest rehabilitation, restoration, land restoration, history, governance, justice
