09/08/2005 - The importance
of restoration continues to grow, and this
book integrates the restoration of forest
functions into landscape conservation plans.
WWF has made forest landscape restoration
a key topic and priority for its environmental
work, given its dual aims of conserving biodiversity
and enhancing human livelihoods.
Due to the WWFs extensive global reach, and
together with is many partners and counterparts,
it has acquired a significant level of experience
on the topic of forest restoration at large
scales.
This book represents the collective body
of knowledge and experience of WWF and its
many partners. Collected here for the first
time and which will be invaluable to all of
those working in the field.
This guide will serve as a first stop for
practitioners and researchers in any organization
or region and as a key reference on the subject.
Along with concise, practical information
for a variety of specific systems and issues,
it gives many suggestions for further research.
