The road to recovery: A synthesis of outcomes from ecosystem restoration in tropical and sub-tropical Asian forests

• Main Authors: Lindsay F. Banin, Elizabeth H. Raine, Lucy M. Rowland, Robin L. Chazdon, Stuart W. Smith, Nur Estya Binte Rahman, Adam Butler, Christopher Philipson, Grahame G. Applegate, E. Petter Axelsson, Sugeng Budiharta, Chua, Siew Chin, Mark E. J. Cutler, Stephen Elliott, Elva Gemita, Elia Godoong, Laura L. B. Graham, Robin M. Hayward, Andy Hector, Ulrik Ilstedt, Joel Jensen, Srinivasan Kasinathan, Christopher J. Kettle, Daniel Lussetti, Benjapan Manohan, Colin Maycock, Kang, Min Ngo, Michael J. O’Brien, Anand M. Osuri, Glen Reynolds, Yap Sauwai, Stefan Scheu, Mangarah Silalahi, Eleanor M. Slade, Tom Swinfield, David A. Wardle, Charlotte Wheeler, Kok, Loong Yeong, David F. R. P. Burslem
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: The Royal Society Publishing 2023
• Subjects: GE1-350 Environmental sciences; QH540-549.5 Ecology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36067/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36067/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36067/; https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0090

Current policy is driving renewed impetus to restore forests to return ecological function, protect species, sequester carbon and secure livelihoods. Here we assess the contribution of tree planting to ecosystem restoration in tropical and sub-tropical Asia; we synthesize evidence on mortality and g...