RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Restoration of ecosystem services and biodiversity: conflicts and opportunities
A1 Bullock, James
A1 Aronson, James
A1 Newton , Adrian
A1 Pywell , Richard F.
A1 Rey Benayas, José María
K1 Medio Ambiente
K1 Environmental science
AB Ecological restoration is becoming regarded as a major strategy for increasing the provision of ecosystem services as well as reversing biodiversity losses. Here, we show that restoration projects can be effective in enhancing both, but that conflicts can arise, especially if single services are targeted in isolation. Furthermore, recovery of biodiversity and services can be slow and incomplete. Despite this uncertainty, new methods of ecosystem service valuation are suggesting that the economic benefits of restoration can outweigh costs. Payment for Ecosystem Service schemes could therefore provide incentives for restoration, but require development to ensure biodiversity and multiple services are enhanced and the needs of different stakeholders are met. Such approaches must be implemented widely if new global restoration targets are to be achieved.
SN 0169-5347
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/40628
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/40628
LA eng
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS MINDS@UW
RD 18-abr-2024