Evaluating ecological restoration success: a review of the literature

L Wortley, JM Hero, M Howes - Restoration ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing the success of ecological restoration projects is critical to justify the use of
restoration in natural resource management and to improve best practice. Although there …

Terrestrial ecosystem restoration increases biodiversity and reduces its variability, but not to reference levels: A global meta‐analysis

J Atkinson, LA Brudvig, M Mallen‐Cooper… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological restoration projects often have variable and unpredictable outcomes, and these
can limit the overall impact on biodiversity. Previous syntheses have investigated restoration …

Restoration and repair of Earth's damaged ecosystems

HP Jones, PC Jones, EB Barbier… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Given that few ecosystems on the Earth have been unaffected by humans, restoring them
holds great promise for stemming the biodiversity crisis and ensuring ecosystem services …

Toward an era of restoration in ecology: successes, failures, and opportunities ahead

KN Suding - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
As an inevitable consequence of increased environmental degradation and anticipated
future environmental change, societal demand for ecosystem restoration is rapidly …

Ecological restoration of streams and rivers: shifting strategies and shifting goals

MA Palmer, KL Hondula, BJ Koch - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Ecological restoration has grown rapidly and now encompasses not only classic ecological
theory but also utilitarian concerns, such as preparedness for climate change and …

When and where to actively restore ecosystems?

KD Holl, TM Aide - Forest ecology and management, 2011 - Elsevier
Given the extent of land use and land cover change by humans on a global scale,
conservation efforts have increasingly focused on restoring degraded ecosystems to provide …

[HTML][HTML] Credible biodiversity offsetting needs public national registers to confirm no net loss

H Kujala, M Maron, CM Kennedy, MC Evans, JW Bull… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
In the face of the ongoing biodiversity crisis, questions are arising regarding the success, or
lack thereof, of biodiversity offset schemes, where biodiversity losses from human …

No net loss of biodiversity or paper offsets? A critical review of the French no net loss policy

F Quétier, B Regnery, H Levrel - Environmental Science & Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
French regulations concerning the mitigation of development impacts have been
progressively strengthened with offsets now required for impacts on forests, wetlands, and …

Measures to reduce population fragmentation by roads: what has worked and how do we know?

D Lesbarreres, L Fahrig - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2012 - cell.com
Roads impede animal movement, which decreases habitat accessibility and reduces gene
flow. Ecopassages have been built to mitigate this but there is little research with which to …

The anatomy of a failed offset

DB Lindenmayer, M Crane, MC Evans, M Maron… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biodiversity offsetting is widely applied but its effectiveness is rarely assessed. We evaluated
the effectiveness of a nest box program intended to offset clearing of hollow-bearing trees …