Ecosystem Restoration
is the process of assisting the
recovery of an ecosystem that has
been degraded, damaged or destroyed.
Many of the world's ecosystems have
undergone significant degradation with
negative impacts on biological diversity
and peoples' livelihoods. There is
a growing realization that we will
not be able to conserve the earth's
biological diversity through protection
of critical areas alone. Ecosystem
Restoration should be a primary component
of conservation and sustainable development
programmes so that livelihoods of people
depending on these degraded ecosystems
can be sustained.
Ecosystem Restoration is thus a key
contribution to the application of
the Ecosystem Approach, e.g. in informing
the negotiation of land use options
and in the enhancement of ecological
networks.
The Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) has identified Ecosystem Restoration
as one of its five priority programmatic
elements.
Contacts
For more information please contact
CEM's theme leader on Ecosystem Restoration:
Dr. David Lamb, d.lambuq.edu.au
uq.edu.au
