A framework to evaluate land degradation and restoration responses for improved planning and decision-making

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dc.contributor.authorPandit, Ram
dc.contributor.authorParrotta, John A.
dc.contributor.authorChaudhary, Ashok Kumar
dc.contributor.authorKarlen, Douglas L.
dc.contributor.authorMascia Vieira, Daniel Luis
dc.contributor.authorAnker, Yaakov
dc.contributor.authorChen, Ruishan
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-19T14:30:12Z
dc.date.available2020-02-19T14:30:12Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-18
dc.description.abstractAvoiding, reducing or reversing land degradation will require increased restoration investments, carefully targeted and implemented to maximize environmental, economic and social benefits. Our objective was to develop a multi-criteria framework to assess effectiveness of land degradation responses for enhanced land use planning and restoration by evaluating both direct biophysical and socio-economic responses and indirect effects of various restoration strategies. The effectiveness of restoration responses is demonstrated for degraded forestland using a comprehensive literature review and case study in Nepal. The results show that most forestland restoration responses have an ecological focus with tree planting being the dominant direct response and economic and financial instruments the indirect responses. The results confirmed that environmental desirability was the dominant factor and economic feasibility was secondary for assessing restoration responses. Cultural acceptability was given the least consideration. Among sub-criteria, improved vegetative structure was the dominant restoration response. This study, originating from the Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, supports the view that the scientific community and decision-makers must give greater attention to cultural, social, technical, and political dimensions that influence the outcomes of restoration responses to solve the pervasive problem of land degradation.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationPandit R, Parrotta JA, Chaudhary AK, et al., (2020) A framework to evaluate land degradation and restoration responses for improved planning and decision-making. Ecosystems and People, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2020, pp.1-8.en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2639-5908
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2019.1697756
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/15147
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectForestlanden_UK
dc.subjectevaluation frameworken_UK
dc.subjectcriteriaen_UK
dc.subjectIPBESen_UK
dc.subjectrestoration outcomesen_UK
dc.subjectcommunity forestryen_UK
dc.subjectNepalen_UK
dc.titleA framework to evaluate land degradation and restoration responses for improved planning and decision-makingen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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