Current Challenges and Perspectives for GoverningForest Restoration

Forests

Manuel R. Guariguata¹  Pedro H. S. Brancalion² 

[1] Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Av. La Molina, Lima 12, Peru;Department of Forest Sciences, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-260, Brazil;

关键词: global policy;    payment for environmental services;    natural forest regeneration;    multiscalar governance;   

DOI  :  10.3390/f5123022

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Negotiation, reconciliation of multiple scales through both ecological and social dimensions and minimization of power imbalances are considered critical challenges to overcome for effective governance of forest restoration. Finding the right mix of “command and control” in forest restoration vs. “environmental governance”, which includes non-state actors, regulatory flexibility, and market based instruments is at the heart of these challenges. This Special Issue attempts at shedding light on these challenges with case studies from South and Central America, Africa, and Asia. Some provide within-country as well ascross-country comparisons. A few others present case studies at the household level. Both policy and legal constraints towards implementing forest restoration are also discussed as a function of top down vs. bottom up approaches. The effectiveness of payments for environmental services is examined as catalyzers of forest restoration initiatives. Finally, two papers deal with the legal and policy constraints in making restoration through natural regeneration a viable and cost-effective tool. In the face of renewed perspectives for expanding forest restoration programs globally, governance issues will likely play a key role in eventually determining success. As many of the papers in this Special Issue suggest, the fate of forest restoration outcomes is, more often than not, associated withoverall governance challenges, some of which are often overlooked particularly across multiple scales.

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