Restoring Mountain Ecosystems

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251384534

Get Book

Restoring mountain ecosystems by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,United Nations Environment Programme Pdf

Mountains are home to a variety of ecosystems that provide vital services directly to 1.1 billion people and billions of others living in connected lowland areas. Half of humanity depends on mountains for the provision of freshwater alone. Mountain ecosystems cool local temperatures, increase water retention, provide carbon storage, and reduce the risk of erosion and landslides. Mountain forests, wetlands and grasslands also host and support half the world’s biodiversity hotspots. But the world’s mountain ecosystems are under attack due to their particular sensitivity to the planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, and pollution and waste. Evidence shows that mountain ecosystems are affected at a faster rate than many other terrestrial habitats. This publication, jointly developed by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme, analyses several mountain ecosystem restoration projects and recommends how the UN Decade’s Ten Principles for Ecosystem Restoration can be applied to mountain ecosystems. Mountain restoration success stories from initiatives that have been selected or shortlisted as the UN Decade’s World Restoration Flagships are also highlighted. As the theme of International Mountain Day 2023 is “Restoring Mountain Ecosystems”, this publication provides an important contribution in addition to celebrating the Five Years of Action for the Development of Mountain Regions 2023–2027.

Author : Dean Apostol,Marcia Sinclair
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781610911030

Get Book

Restoring the Pacific Northwest by Dean Apostol,Marcia Sinclair Pdf

The Pacific Northwest is a global ecological "hotspot" because of its relatively healthy native ecosystems, a high degree of biodiversity, and the number and scope of restoration initiatives that have been undertaken there. Restoring the Pacific Northwest gathers and presents the best examples of state-of-the-art restoration techniques and projects. It is an encyclopedic overview that will be an invaluable reference not just for restorationists and students working in the Pacific Northwest, but for practitioners across North America and around the world.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251346594

Get Book

Mountain Partnership Secretariat Annual Report 2020 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat Annual Report outlines key achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development last year in its 2020 annual report. The publication documents the Secretariat’s work in the areas of advocacy, communication, and knowledge management, promoting International Mountain Day, brokering joint action, and leading capacity development initiatives. This publication intends to provide an overview of the Mountain Partnership’s efforts in the world also during the COVID 19 crisis. Although it is not a comprehensive report of all members’ activities, it is a chance to celebrate and appreciate the many national, regional, and international collaborations, institutional strengthening, capacity development initiatives, thematic conferences, and scientific reports that have taken place within the framework of the Mountain Agenda.

Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211587476

Get Book

Ecosystem Restoration for People, Nature and Climate: Becoming #Generationrestoration by United Nations Publications Pdf

This report presents the case for why we all must throw our weight behind a global restoration effort. Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, it explains the crucial role played by ecosystems from forests and farmland to rivers and oceans, and charts the losses that result from our poor stewardship of the planet. While restoration science is a youthful discipline, we already have the knowledge and tools we need to halt degradation and restore ecosystems. Farmers, for instance, can draw on proven restorative practices such as sustainable farming and agroforestry. Landscape approaches that give all stakeholders - including women and minorities - a say in decision-making are simultaneously supporting social and economic development and ecosystem health. And policy makers and financial institutions are realizing the huge need and potential for green investment.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031848187

Get Book

Monroe Mountain Ecosystem Restoration Project by Anonim Pdf

Author : Marion Hourdequin,David G. Havlick
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780190240325

Get Book

Restoring Layered Landscapes by Marion Hourdequin,David G. Havlick Pdf

'Restoring Layered Landscapes' explores ecological restoration in complex landscapes, where ecosystems intertwine with important sociopolitical meanings.

Author : Dave Egan,Evan E. Hjerpe,Jesse Abrams
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781610910392

Get Book

Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration by Dave Egan,Evan E. Hjerpe,Jesse Abrams Pdf

When it comes to implementing successful ecological restoration projects, the social, political, economic, and cultural dimensions are often as important as-and sometimes more important than-technical or biophysical knowledge. Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration takes an interdisciplinary look at the myriad human aspects of ecological restoration. In twenty-six chapters written by experts from around the world, it provides practical and theoretical information, analysis, models, and guidelines for optimizing human involvement in restoration projects. Six categories of social activities are examined: collaboration between land manager and stakeholders ecological economics volunteerism and community-based restoration environmental education ecocultural and artistic practices policy and politics For each category, the book offers an introductory theoretical chapter followed by multiple case studies, each of which focuses on a particular aspect of the category and provides a perspective from within a unique social/political/cultural setting. Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration delves into the often-neglected aspects of ecological restoration that ultimately make the difference between projects that are successfully executed and maintained with the support of informed, engaged citizens, and those that are unable to advance past the conceptual stage due to misunderstandings or apathy. The lessons contained will be valuable to restoration veterans and greenhorns alike, scholars and students in a range of fields, and individuals who care about restoring their local lands and waters.

Author : Pedro Regato,Rami Salman
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : 9782831710587

Get Book

Mediterranean Mountains in a Changing World by Pedro Regato,Rami Salman Pdf

This book includes a set of strategic guidelines and key conservation and development issues for the Mediterranean mountains, grouped into eight priority themes, as a starting point towards the elaboration of action plans for the Mediterranean mountain chains.The book contents are based on the outputs of the rich debate that emerged from case studies and experiences debated by regional experts in a regional workshop which took place in Malaga (Spain) on 10-12 December 2007.

Author : Dan Chamberlain,Aleksi Lehikoinen,Kathy Martin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108944922

Get Book

Ecology and Conservation of Mountain Birds by Dan Chamberlain,Aleksi Lehikoinen,Kathy Martin Pdf

High mountain habitats are globally important for biodiversity. At least 12% of birds worldwide breed at or above the treeline, many of which are endemic species or species of conservation concern. However, due to the challenges of studying mountain birds in difficult-to-access habitats, little is known about their status and trends. This book provides the first global review of the ecology, evolution, life history and conservation of high mountain birds, including comprehensive coverage of their key habitats across global mountain regions, assessments of diversity patterns along elevation gradients, and adaptations for life in the alpine zone. The main threats to mountain bird populations are also identified, including climate change, human land use and recreational activities. Written for ecologists and naturalists, this book identifies key knowledge gaps and clearly establishes the research priorities needed to increase our understanding of the ecology of mountain birds and to aid in their conservation.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251364154

Get Book

Mountain Partnership Secretariat – Annual Report 2021 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The Mountain Partnership is the United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to mountain peoples and environments. The Secretariat of the Mountain Partnership is hosted by FAO. This Annual Report outlines the Mountain Partnership Secretariat’s key achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development in 2021. The publication documents the Secretariat’s work in the areas of advocacy, communication and knowledge management, brokering joint action and leading capacity development initiatives. It frames the Secretariat’s work within the main topics of tackling climate change, restoring mountain ecosystems, empowering youth, promoting mountain products and enterprises, and developing more sustainable tourism in mountains. The 2021 Annual Report also highlights a selection of Mountain Partnership members’ activities around the world to celebrate the many local, national, regional and international collaborations, institutional strengthening, thematic conferences and scientific reports that have taken place within the framework of the Mountain Agenda.

Author : William Throop
Publisher : Flashpoints
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015050107765

Get Book

Environmental Restoration by William Throop Pdf

Part I. Cases and questions -- 1: Nurturing nature -- 2: Salmon support -- 3: Alternative models of ecosystem restoration. -- Part II. Fakes or artifacts -- 4: Faking nature -- 5: The big lie: the human restoration of nature -- 6: Restoration or domination? A reply to Katz -- 7: Rehabilitating nature and making nature habitable -- 8: Restoration. -- Part III. Ends and means -- 9: Carving up the woods: savanna restoration in northeastern Illinois -- 10: Restoring oak ecosystems -- 11: Between theory and practice: some thoughts on motivations behind restoration -- 12: Eradicating the aliens: restoration and exotic species -- 13: A field guide to the synthetic landscape: toward a new environmental ethic -- 14: "Sunflower Forest": ecological restoration as the basis for a new environmental paradigm -- 15: Restoration or preservation? Reflections on a clash of environmental philosophies.

Author : Anastasia Telesetsky,An Cliquet,Afshin Akhtar-Khavari
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317633679

Get Book

Ecological Restoration in International Environmental Law by Anastasia Telesetsky,An Cliquet,Afshin Akhtar-Khavari Pdf

Human activities are depleting ecosystems at an unprecedented rate. In spite of nature conservation efforts worldwide, many ecosystems including those critical for human well-being have been damaged or destroyed. States and citizens need a new vision of how humans can reconnect with the natural environment. With its focus on the long-term holistic recovery of ecosystems, ecological restoration has received increasing attention in the past decade from both scientists and policymakers. Research on the implications of ecological restoration for the law and law for ecological restoration has been largely overlooked. This is the first published book to examine comprehensively the relationship between international environmental law and ecological restoration. While international environmental law (IEL) has developed significantly as a discipline over the past four decades, this book enquires whether IEL can now assist states in making a strategic transition from not just protecting and maintaining the natural environment but also actively restoring it. Arguing that states have international duties to restore, this book offers reflections on the philosophical context of ecological restoration and the legal content of a duty to restore from an international law, European Union law and national law perspective. The book concludes with a discussion of several contemporary themes of interest to both lawyers and ecologists including the role of private actors, protected areas and climate change in ecological restoration.

Author : Robert E. Keane,Russell A. Parsons
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1482034409

Get Book

Management Guide to Ecosystem Restoration Treatments by Robert E. Keane,Russell A. Parsons Pdf

Whitebark pine is declining across much of its range in North America because of the combined effects of mountain pine beetle epidemics, fire exclusion policies, and widespread exotic blister rust infections. This management guide summarizes the extensive data collected at whitebark pine treatment sites for three periods: (1) pre-treatment, (2) 1 year post-treatment, and (3) 5 years post-treatment (one site has a 10 year post-treatment measurement). Study results are organized here so that managers can identify possible effects of a treatment at their own site by matching it to the most similar treatment unit in this study, based on vegetation conditions, fire regime, and geographical area. This guide is based on the Restoring Whitebark Pine Ecosystems study, which was initiated in 1993 to investigate the effects of various restoration treatments on tree mortality, regeneration, and vascular plant response on five sites in the northern Rocky Mountains. The objective was to enhance whitebark pine regeneration and cone production using treatments that emulate the native fire regime. Since data summaries are for individual treatment units, there are no analyses of differences across treatment units or across sites.

Author : Robert E. Keane,Russell A. Parsons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:837653974

Get Book

Management Guide to Ecosystem Restoration Treatments by Robert E. Keane,Russell A. Parsons Pdf

Author : Tony Prato,Tony Professor Prato,Dan Professor Fagre
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781936331680

Get Book

Sustaining Rocky Mountain Landscapes by Tony Prato,Tony Professor Prato,Dan Professor Fagre Pdf

Prato and Fagre offer the first systematic, multi-disciplinary assessment of the challenges involved in managing the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem (CCE), an area of the Rocky Mountains that includes northwestern Montana, southwestern Alberta, and southeastern British Columbia. The spectacular landscapes, extensive recreational options, and broad employment opportunities of the CCE have made it one of the fastest growing regions in the United States and Canada, and have lead to a shift in its economic base from extractive resources to service-oriented recreation and tourism industries. In the process, however, the amenities and attributes that draw people to this 'New West' are under threat. Pastoral scenes are disappearing as agricultural lands and other open spaces are converted to residential uses, biodiversity is endangered by the fragmentation of fish and wildlife habitats, and many areas are experiencing a decline in air and water quality. Sustaining Rocky Mountain Landscapes provides a scientific basis for communities to develop policies for managing the growth and economic transformation of the CCE without sacrificing the quality of life and environment for which the land is renowned. The book begins with a natural and economic history of the CCE. It follows with an assessment of current physical and biological conditions in the CCE. The contributors then explore how social, economic, demographic, and environmental forces are transforming ecosystem structure and function. They consider ecosystem change in response to changing patterns of land use, pollution, and drought; the increasing risk of wildfire to wildlife and to human life and property; and the implications of global climate change on the CCE. A final, policy-focused section of the book looks at transboundary issues in ecosystem management and evaluates the potential of community-based and adaptive approaches in ecosystem management.