ERIP 6 - Task 5

Selection and Implementation of Restoration Interventions

Task 5: Typologies of restoration interventions: matching action to ecosystem context

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Typologies of restoration interventions: matching action to ecosystem context

Restoration interventions are inherently context-specific. Depending on whether you are restoring forests, wetlands, croplands, rangelands, urban areas, savannas, or grasslands, the most appropriate interventions — and the key considerations — will differ. Let’s walk through them on the next pages.

Forests

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Forests

Ecological traits

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Wetlands

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FORESTS

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Wetlands

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Croplands

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WETLANDS

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Croplands

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Rangelands

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CROPLAND

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Rangelands

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Urban Areas

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RANGELAND

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Urban Areas

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Savannas

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URBAN LAND

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Savannas

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Grasslands

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SAVANNA

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Grasslands

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Mangroves

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GRASSLAND

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Mangroves

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Drylands

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MANGROVES

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Drylands

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DRYLANDS

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Reflection

• Here we have covered several types of ecosystems that could benefit from restoration interventions, but, there are many more that you may restore. Based on your context, which ecosystem type(s) are you working with?

• How will you tailor your restoration interventions to match ecosystem traits and socio-economic realities?

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IPBES (2018). The IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration. Montanarella, L., Scholes, R., and Brainich, A. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. 744 pages. Available here. Keith, D.A., et al. (2020). The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0. Descriptive Profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups. Available here.

The link between forest cover, floods and peak flows is not so evident, particularly if compared with, for example, shrubland. In some cases flooding is related to forest roads and facilitating access to forest management. However, in many other cases, increased water supply results from decreased tree cover.

Leal, Maricé and Spalding, Mark D (editors), 2024 The State of the World’s Mangroves 2024. Global Mangrove Alliance. The Mangrove AllianceGlobal Mangrove Alliance Mangrove Breakthrough Principles

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Forests

Savannas

Wetlands

Grasslands

Croplands

Mangroves

Rangelands

Drylands

Reflection

Urban Areas

iKeith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Nicholson, E. & Kingsford, R.T. (eds.). 2020. The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0: Descriptive Profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups. Available here. iiBuisson, E., Almeida T., Durbecq, A., Arruda A., Vidaller, C., Alignan, J-F., Toma, T., Hess, M., Pavon, D., Isselin‐Nondedeu, F., Jaunatre, R., Moinardeau, C., Young, T., Mesléard, F., Dutoit, T., Blight, O., Bischoff, A. 2021. Key Issues in Northwestern Mediterranean Dry Grassland Restoration. Restor Ecol 29:e13258. Available here. iiiKiehl, K., Kirmer, A., Shaw, N. 2014. Guidelines for Native Seed Production and Grassland Restoration. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Available here. ivMuller, S., Dutoit, T., Alard, D., Grévilliot, F. 1998. Restoration and Rehabilitation of Species-Rich Grassland Ecosystems in France: A review. Restor Ecol 6:94–101. Available here. vJordan, W.R. 2005. The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook: For Prairies, Savannas, and Woodlands. Island Press. Available here. viBakker J., Van Diggelen, R., Bekker, R., Marrs, R. 2012. Restoration of Dry Grasslands and Heathlands. In: Restoration Ecology - The New Frontier, Van Andel J, Aronson J (eds). Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, pp 173–188. Available here. viiPerrow, M.R, Davy, A.J. 2002. Handbook of Ecological Restoration: Volume 2 - Restoration in practice. Cambridge University Press. Available here. viiiZhao, Y., Liu, Z., Wu, J. 2020. Grassland Ecosystem Services: A Systematic Review of Research Advances and Future Directions. Landsc Ecol 35:793–814. Available here. ixTemperton, V., Buchmann, N., Buisson, E., Durigan, G., Kazmierczak, Ł., Perring, M.P, Dechoum, M. de S., Veldman, J., Overbeck, G. 2019. Step Back from the Forest and Step Up to the Bonn Challenge: How a Broad Ecological Perspective can Promote Successful Landscape Restoration. Restor Ecol 27:705–719. Available here.

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Drylands

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Urban Areas

iKeith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Nicholson, E. & Kingsford, R.T. (eds.). 2020. The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0: Descriptive Profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups. Available here. iiSchmidt, I., Ferreira, M., Sampaio, A., Walter, B., Vieira, D. & Holl, K. Tailoring Restoration Interventions to the Grassland-Savanna-Forest Complex in Central Brazil. Restoration Ecology Vol. 27, No. 5. Available here. iiiElmqvist, T., Setälä, H., Handel, S., van der Ploeg, S., Aronson, J.,Blignaut, J., Gómez-Baggethun, E., Nowak, D., Kronenberg, J. & de Groot, R. Benefits of Restoring Ecosystem Services in Urban Areas, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Volume 14, 2015. Available here. ivVeldman, J. W., Buisson, E., Durigan, G., Fernandes, G. W., Le Stradic, S., Mahy, G., … Bond, W. J. (2015). Toward an Old-Growth Concept for Grasslands, Savannas, and Woodlands. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13(3), 154–162. Available here. vBuisson, E., Le Stradic, S., Silveira, F. A. O., Durigan, G., Overbeck, G. E., Fidelis, A., Veldman, J. W. 2019. Resilience and Restoration of Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Grassy Woodlands. Biological Reviews, 94(2), 590–609. Available here. viSilveira, F., Arruda, A., Bond, W., Durigan, G., Fidelis, A., Kirkman, K., Oliveira, R., Overbeck, G., Sansevero, J., Siebert, F., Siebert, S., Young, T., Buisson, E. 2020. Myth-Busting Tropical Grassy Biome Restoration. Restor Ecol 28:1067–1073. Available here.

iKeith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Nicholson, E. & Kingsford, R.T. (eds.). 2020. The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0: Descriptive Profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups. Available here. iiIPBES. 2018. The IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration. Montanarella, L., Scholes, R., and Brainich, A. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Available here.

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Forests

Savannas

Wetlands

Grasslands

Croplands

Mangroves

Rangelands

Drylands

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Urban Areas

iKeith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Nicholson, E. & Kingsford, R.T. (eds.). 2020. The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0: Descriptive Profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups. Available here. iiIPBES. 2018. The IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration. Montanarella, L., Scholes, R., and Brainich, A. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Available here. iiiShimamoto C., Padial A., da Rosa C., & Marques M. 2018. Restoration of Ecosystem Services in Tropical Forests: A Global Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE 13(12). Available here. ivRuiz-Jaen, M. C. & Potvin, C. 2011. Can We Predict Carbon Stocks in Tropical Ecosystems from Tree Diversity? Comparing Species and Functional Diversity in a Plantation and a Natural Forest. New Phytologist, 189: 978– 987. Available here.

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Forests

Savannas

Wetlands

Grasslands

Croplands

Mangroves

Rangelands

Drylands

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Urban Areas

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Savannas

Wetlands

Grasslands

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Mangroves

Rangelands

Drylands

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Urban Areas

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Savannas

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Urban Areas

iKeith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Nicholson, E. & Kingsford, R.T. (eds.). 2020. The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0: Descriptive Profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups. Available here. iiIPBES. 2018. The IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration. Montanarella, L., Scholes, R., and Brainich, A. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Available here. iiiShock, C., Cheatham, N., Harden, J., Mahony, A., & Shock, B. No Date. Rangeland Restoration. Available here.

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Forests

Savannas

Wetlands

Grasslands

Croplands

Mangroves

Rangelands

Drylands

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Urban Areas

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Savannas

Wetlands

Grasslands

Croplands

Mangroves

Rangelands

Drylands

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Urban Areas

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Urban Areas

iKeith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Nicholson, E. & Kingsford, R.T. (eds.). 2020. The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0: Descriptive Profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups. Available here. iiIPBES. 2018. The IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration. Montanarella, L., Scholes, R., and Brainich, A. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Available here. iiiMcInnes, R. & Alexander, S. 2013. The Benefits of Wetland Restoration. Report number: Ramsar STRP Briefing Note no. 4. Affiliation: Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel. Available here. ivPerry, J.E., K.J. Ponzio, and J. Bourgeois. 2015. Recommendations for Taiwan Salt Pond Wetland Restoration. Wetland Science and Practice 32(2): 4-5. Available here. vBonn, A., Allott, T., Evans, M., Joosten, H., & Stoneman, R. (Eds.). 2016. Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services: Science, Policy and Practice (Ecological Reviews). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available here. viKimmerer R. 2011. Restoration and Reciprocity: The Contributions of Traditional Ecological Knowledge. In: Egan D., Hjerpe E.E., Abrams J. (eds) Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration. Society for Ecological Restoration. Island Press, Washington, DC. Available here.

iKeith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Nicholson, E. & Kingsford, R.T. (eds.). 2020. The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0: Descriptive Profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups. Available here. iiIPBES. 2018. The IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration. Montanarella, L., Scholes, R., and Brainich, A. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Available here. iiiUrban Forests. No Date. Miyawaki Method. Available here. ivElmqvist, T., Setälä, H., Handel, S., van der Ploeg, S., Aronson, J.,Blignaut, J., Gómez-Baggethun, E., Nowak, D., Kronenberg, J. & de Groot, R. Benefits of Restoring Ecosystem Services in Urban Areas, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Volume 14, 2015. Available here.

Section overview

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Typologies of restoration interventions (...)

Forests

Savannas

Wetlands

Grasslands

Croplands

Mangroves

Rangelands

Drylands

Reflection

Urban Areas

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Typologies of restoration interventions (...)

Forests

Savannas

Wetlands

Grasslands

Croplands

Mangroves

Rangelands

Drylands

Reflection

Urban Areas