FOCUS ON EFFECTIVE FOREST REGENERATION

摘要

Given the rapid ongoing loss of biodiversity and the negative global impacts of climate change, there is an urgent need for cost effective and efficient forest restoration and rehabilitation on a massive scale. The high cost of traditional forest restoration and rehabilitation strategies is a serious constraint to addressing this need, especially for developing countries with limited financial resources. It is in these contexts that assisted natural regeneration (ANR) deserves attention, particularly as ANR is a low-cost approach to forest restoration and rehabilitation. Other benefits of using ANR include restoring biodiversity, enhancing ecosystem services and sequestering carbon to help mitigate climate change.