Authors:
Aronson, J. et al.
Publication Date:
2011
Abstract/Summary:
Around the world, there is growing desire and momentum for ecological restoration to happen faster, with better quality, and in more extensive areas. The question we ask is how can laws and governmental regulations best contribute to effective, successful, and broad-scale restoration? In the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, there is a legal instrument (SMA 08-2008) whose aim is to increase the effectiveness of tropical forest restoration projects in particular. It establishes, among other things, requirements regarding the minimum number of native tree species to be reached within a given period of time in restoration projects and the precise proportion of functional groups or threatened species to be included when reforestation with native species is used as a restoration technique.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Restoration Ecology
Link:
http://www.lcb.esalq.usp.br/publications/articles/2011/2011rev19n6p690-695.pdf