Extensive evidence shows that regional (gamma) diversity is often lower across restored
landscapes than in reference landscapes, in part due to common restoration practices that …

Floodplain forests offer a diversity of habitats and resources for a very wide range of plant
and animal species. They also offer many benefits to humankind and are considered …

There has never been a more pressing and opportune time for science and practice to
collaborate towards restoration of the world's forests. Multiple uncertainties remain for …

Social-ecological ecosystem restoration involves interacting challenges, including climate
change, resource overexploitation and political instability. To prepare for these and other …

Agroforestry provides essential ecosystem services; its structure and stability directly
determine ecosystem function and service provision. Sustaining agroforestry ecosystem …

Restoration ecologists devote considerable time and resources to understanding the role of
functional traits in community assembly and ecosystem functioning. However, while …

Upscaling trait‐based restoration to regional levels is necessary as we enter the UN Decade
on Ecosystem Restoration. For this, we need to select species that achieve functional targets …

Tree planting has the potential to improve the livelihoods of millions of people as well as to
support environmental services such as biodiversity conservation. Planting however needs …

The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) is a billion-dollar crop species of which the yields are
greatly constrained by, amongst others, pollination limitation. Manual pollen …

Selection of shade tree species for agroforestry systems must take the complexity of these
systems into account. Tree species selection should maximize the provision of ecosystem …