… Ecological restoration has grown rapidly and now encompasses not only classic
ecological theory but also utilitarian concerns, such as preparedness for climate change and …

… livelihoods and traditional restoration goals were described as threatening restoration success
(eg cases 66 and 99). Often project organizers responded by shifting their emphasis from …

… Common barriers include the “shifting baseline syndrome,” the scale and complexity of …
constitute appropriate restoration goals in this paper because we recognize that such goals are …

… historically through ecological restoration [1]. To do it, a key issue for the actions taken to
restore an … These two factors combined produce a phenomenon described as shifting baseline …

… , goals, and thinking of ecological restoration have shifted significantly… ecological restoration:
the human element. The Primer is an important document guiding the practice of restoration…

… Extending these socially sensitized, interdisciplinary, in-depth and empirically grounded
perspectives on ecological restoration, I focus on individual restoration practitioners as they …

… appears to be an unlikely goal in the ever-changing and unpredictable future environment.
This paper calls for a shift in the restoration paradigm from ‘historic’ to ‘futuristic.’ A ‘futuristic’ …

… Policy to guide ecological restoration needs to aim toward minimizing the causes of
ecosystem degradation; where causes cannot be eliminated or minimized, policy needs to shift …

… ecological restoration to sustain biodiversity, improve resilience in a changing climate, and
re-establish an ecologically … In the context of the Standards, the concept of shifting baselines …

… • Technological advances, a shift in restoration goals toward resilience and dynamism, …
ecological restoration. • New methods will be most successful if they are grounded in ecological …