Nine actions to successfully restore tropical agroecosystems

Pashkevich, Michael D.; d’Albertas, Francisco; Aryawan, Anak Agung Ketut; Buchori, Damayanti; Caliman, Jean Pierre; Chaves, Adrian D. González; Hidayat, Purnama; Kreft, Holger; Naim, Mohammad; Razafimahatratra, Appolinaire; Turner, Edgar C.; Zemp, Delphine Clara; Luke, Sarah H.

Abstract

Well-designed approaches to ecological restoration can benefit nature and society. This is particularly the case in tropical agroecosystems, where restoration can provide substantial socioecological benefits at relatively low costs. To successfully restore tropical agroecosystems and maximise benefits, initiatives must begin by considering ‘who’ should be involved in and benefit from restoration, and ‘what’, ‘where’, and ‘how’ restoration should occur. Based on collective experience of restoring tropical agroecosystems worldwide, we present nine actions to guide future restoration of these systems, supported by case studies that demonstrate our actions being used successfully in practice and highlighting cases where poorly designed restoration has been damaging. We call for increased restoration activity in tropical agroecosystems during the current UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Citation

Pashkevich, M. D., d’Albertas, F., Aryawan, A. A. K., Buchori, D., Caliman, J. P., Chaves, A. D. G., …Luke, S. H. (2022). Nine actions to successfully restore tropical agroecosystems. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37(11), 963-975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.07.007

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 13, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Aug 10, 2022
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Sep 14, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 16, 2022
• Journal: Trends in Ecology and Evolution
• Print ISSN: 0169-5347
• Electronic ISSN: 1872-8383
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 963-975
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.07.007
• Keywords: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/9902473
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534722001719