Authors:
Kettle, C.J. et al
Publication Date:
2011
Abstract/Summary:
The recent mass fruiting of forest trees in Borneo is an urgent wakeup call: existing policy instruments, financial mechanisms, and forestry infrastructure are inadequate to take full advantage of these infrequent opportunities for forest restoration and conservation. Tropical forest restoration can provide substantial benefits for biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, and poverty alleviation. Yet the unpredictability of the synchronized flowering and consequent mass fruiting of many forest trees in Borneo presents a distinctive set of challenges for forest restoration. Significant financing and a considerable coordinated effort are required to prepare for future mass fruiting events if we are to capitalize on opportunities for ecological restoration.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Conservation Letters
Link:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00161.x/abstract