Forest Related Nature-Based Solutions – Review of terms and concepts – from afforestation to forest landscape restoration

This report seeks to clarify how seven common terms and concepts are used in the scientific literature, namely “Nature-Based Solution, Ecosystem Based Adaptation, Integrated Landscape Management, Forest Restoration, Forest Landscape Restoration, Afforestation and Rewilding”, and how to use them more effectively to support forest landscape restoration implementation.

Authors

Stanturf, J.,Harvey, W.,Petrokofsky, G.,Darabant, A.,Petrokofsky, L.,Adhikari, S.,Arora, G.,Bannister, J.,Derkyi, M.,Foli, E.,Guariguata, M.R.,Quevedo Fernandez, M.L.,Trujillo-Miranda, A.L.

Publication year

2023

ISBN

978-3-903345-19-5

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