Given the substantial contributions of forest biodiversity and ecosystem services to society,
forest sciences have a large potential to contribute to the integrity and sustainability of our …

The forest restoration challenge (globally 2 billion ha) and the prospect of changing climate
with increasing frequency of extreme events argues for approaching restoration from a …

Land-use history interacts with natural forces to influence the severity of disturbance events
and the rate and nature of recovery processes in tropical forests. Although we are far from an …

We present a review of more than 30 years of ecological restoration in the Brazilian part of
the Atlantic Forest. Based on what has been done in this biome, we try to summarize the …

The public view of tree plantations is somewhat ambiguous. While planting a single tree is
generally considered good for the environment, planting a million trees raises concerns in …

Nearly all forest plantations are established as monocultures, but research has shown that
there are potential advantages to be gained by using carefully designed species mixtures in …

Much information on restoration and management exists for wet tropical forests of Central
America but comparatively little work has been done in the dry forests of this region. Such …

Tropical reforestation (TR) has been highlighted as an important intervention for climate
change mitigation because of its carbon storage potential. TR can also play other frequently …

Natural regeneration of large-seeded, late-successional trees in fragmented tropical
landscapes can be strongly limited by a lack of seed dispersal resulting in the need for more …

With the increasing need to restore former agricultural lands worldwide and in the tropics, in
particular, it is critical to explore different models for how to restore these lands in a cost …