A world of possibilities: six restoration strategies to support the United Nation's Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
Ecological restoration is practiced worldwide as a direct response to the degradation and destruction of ecosystems. In addition to its ecological impact it has enormous potential to improve population health, socioeconomic well-being, and the integrity of diverse national and ethnic cultures. In re...
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| description | Ecological restoration is practiced worldwide as a direct response to the degradation and destruction of ecosystems. In addition to its ecological impact it has enormous potential to improve population health, socioeconomic well-being, and the integrity of diverse national and ethnic cultures. In recognition of the critical role of restoration in ecosystem health, the United Nations (UN) declared 2021–2030 as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. We propose six practical strategies to strengthen the effectiveness and amplify the work of ecological restoration to meet the aspirations of the Decade: (1) incorporate holistic actions, including working at effective scale; (2) include traditional ecological knowledge (TEK); (3) collaborate with allied movements and organizations; (4) advance and apply soil microbiome science and technology; (5) provide training and capacity-building opportunities for communities and practitioners; and (6) study and show the relationships between ecosystem health and human health. We offer these in the hope of identifying possible leverage points and pathways for collaborative action among interdisciplinary groups already committed to act and support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Collectively, these six strategies work synergistically to improve human health and also the health of the ecosystems on which we all depend, and can be the basis for a global restorative culture. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-846082022-01-06T07:35:26Z A world of possibilities: six restoration strategies to support the United Nation's Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Aronson, J. Goodwin, N. Orlando, L. Eisenberg, C. Cross, Adam Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Ecology Environmental Sciences & Ecology ecocide eco-cultural restoration EcoHealth ecological restoration ecosystem restoration human health public health soil microbiomes traditional ecological knowledge BIODIVERSITY SERVICES HEALTH SOIL AFFORESTATION CONSERVATION LANDSCAPES PEOPLE Ecological restoration is practiced worldwide as a direct response to the degradation and destruction of ecosystems. In addition to its ecological impact it has enormous potential to improve population health, socioeconomic well-being, and the integrity of diverse national and ethnic cultures. In recognition of the critical role of restoration in ecosystem health, the United Nations (UN) declared 2021–2030 as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. We propose six practical strategies to strengthen the effectiveness and amplify the work of ecological restoration to meet the aspirations of the Decade: (1) incorporate holistic actions, including working at effective scale; (2) include traditional ecological knowledge (TEK); (3) collaborate with allied movements and organizations; (4) advance and apply soil microbiome science and technology; (5) provide training and capacity-building opportunities for communities and practitioners; and (6) study and show the relationships between ecosystem health and human health. We offer these in the hope of identifying possible leverage points and pathways for collaborative action among interdisciplinary groups already committed to act and support the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Collectively, these six strategies work synergistically to improve human health and also the health of the ecosystems on which we all depend, and can be the basis for a global restorative culture. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84608 10.1111/rec.13170 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IC150100041 WILEY fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Ecology Environmental Sciences & Ecology ecocide eco-cultural restoration EcoHealth ecological restoration ecosystem restoration human health public health soil microbiomes traditional ecological knowledge BIODIVERSITY SERVICES HEALTH SOIL AFFORESTATION CONSERVATION LANDSCAPES PEOPLE Aronson, J. Goodwin, N. Orlando, L. Eisenberg, C. Cross, Adam A world of possibilities: six restoration strategies to support the United Nation's Decade on Ecosystem Restoration |
| title | A world of possibilities: six restoration strategies to support the United Nation's Decade on Ecosystem Restoration |
| title_full | A world of possibilities: six restoration strategies to support the United Nation's Decade on Ecosystem Restoration |
| title_fullStr | A world of possibilities: six restoration strategies to support the United Nation's Decade on Ecosystem Restoration |
| title_full_unstemmed | A world of possibilities: six restoration strategies to support the United Nation's Decade on Ecosystem Restoration |
| title_short | A world of possibilities: six restoration strategies to support the United Nation's Decade on Ecosystem Restoration |
| title_sort | world of possibilities: six restoration strategies to support the united nation's decade on ecosystem restoration |
| topic | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Ecology Environmental Sciences & Ecology ecocide eco-cultural restoration EcoHealth ecological restoration ecosystem restoration human health public health soil microbiomes traditional ecological knowledge BIODIVERSITY SERVICES HEALTH SOIL AFFORESTATION CONSERVATION LANDSCAPES PEOPLE |
| url | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IC150100041 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84608 |