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ArticleAddressing local stakeholders’ priorities on the development process of action plans for forest landscape restoration in Atlantic Forest Biome, Brazil
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) goes beyond planting trees. Ecological and environmental principles guide restoration actions at the landscape level by integrating different land uses, reconciling protected areas with farming practices, and recovery of native vegetation. In the context of restoration planning, the local, social, cultural and economic aspects should be considered. Moreover, the involvement and engagement of key stakeholders from different sectors is also critical to ensure the success of restoration strategies and actions, as well as the identification of the motivational factors to restore degraded lands. This approach is part of the application of the Restoration Opportunity Assessment Methodology (ROAM) and was applied in in Espirito Santo State, Brazil that led to a FLR 10-year action plan. Several tools of ROAM were applied at different scales to generate information that supported decision makers in the formulation of public policies and implementation of restoration. The results of this work showed that the identification of key restoration success factors and barriers were crucial to mobilize and engage key stakeholders and define strategies and solutions that better address local demands and needs in the management of natural resource. Also, mapping the social landscape was essential in creating a larger movement to support restoration commitments. The main outcome was the development of a collaborative action plan aligned with the local reality and the commitments made by different actors. Moreover, the information generated had the potential to attract investment and finance opportunities to support the implementation of restoration actions at scale and to contribute to the state/national and international targets. Keywords: governance, forest landscape restoration, communities, planning, environment ID: 3624088 -
ArticleParticipatory forest conservation, restoration, and sanitation in a resilient and resistant social-ecological system in Mexico
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The world continues the search for effective mechanisms to protect the natural heritage of forested landscapes. Mexico is among the most important forested and mega-biodiverse countries, with some 60% (62.6 million ha) of forests owned by communities, which operate as common property forest social-ecological systems (SES). Mexican forests are under varying natural and anthropic threats, but community collective action around forest management is the most important response for facing them. Here, we document experiences of participatory-adaptive forest management for conservation, restoration and sanitation in community forests. Combined methods were used, included: document review, participatory mapping, forest cover analysis, community workshops, key actor interviews and participant observation. Participatory forest management strategies by varying communities commonly used community resources, labor, cultural values, local traditional knowledge and governance institutions, both with and without sustained government support. The hundreds of voluntary conservation areas demonstrate that nature and people can coexist. As well, thousands of participatory forest restorations are based on cultural motivations and concerns for environmental legacies. Also, despite the growing bark beetle threat in temperate forests, large- scale participatory sanitation logging illustrates the opportunities to maintain forest health at the community level. A better understanding of approaches that improve resistance and adaptive capacity in forest SES, may help to design public policies for government and non-governmental interventions oriented to support and strengthen grassroots initiatives in Mexico and beyond. Lessons from bottom-up collective action examples can help to build a more sustainable future in comparable inhabited forests. Keywords: Adaptive and integrated management, habitat conservation, forest transition, climate change, local governance. ID: 3487226 -
ArticlePre-treatment effect on seed germination of calopogonium mucunoides: A promising cover crop for forest land restoration and climate resilience
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Calopogonium mucunoides have been widely used as a pasture legume, cover crop and nitrogen fixing plant in tropical and sub-tropical regions. It reduces soil erosion, controls wind and water erosion; improve soil properties and adapts to wide climatic conditions. The present study investigated the effect of different pre- treatment on germination percent (GP), mean germination time (MGT), germination value (GV), peak value (PV) and germination index (GI) of C. mucunoides. The experiment was conducted at Forest Research Institute, India. Treatment used were hot water soaking for 6 hrs at 40, 60, 80 & 88 ° C; acid scarification using H2SO4 in 1, 3 & 5% concentration; sand scarification, GA3 treatment at 50 & 100ppm; KNO3 at 0.1,1 & 3%. Germination parameters such as GP (ISTA, 2010); MGT (Orchard, 1977); GV (Djavanshir & Pourbeik, 1976); PV (Czabator, 1962), and GI (Timson, 1965) of the species were measured as per the standard methods. Experiment was conducted using CRD in a seed germinator at 25±1 C. ANOVA was performed, and significant treatment means were separated by Duncan's new multiple range tests. Highest GP was observed as 97% at 88° C followed by 87, 86 & 83% at 80, 60 & 40°C hot water treatment respectively. Sand scarification method exhibited the GP of 80%. Lowest MGT was recorded in GA3 (50 & 100ppm) and hot water (88 °C). Maximum GV, PV and GI were recorded in the seed treated with 88° C hot water. The result of ANOVA showed a significant difference (P<0.05) in the effect of GP, MGT and GV using different pre-treatment. Pre-treatment had a significant role in the germination parameters of C. mucunoides. In laboratory, untreated seed produce the GP of 56% while sand scarification and hot water soaking had increase the GP ranges from 80-97% appears to be more promising, cost effective and safest method for large scale cultivation of these cover crops to prevent soil erosion and restore the soil fertility of wastelands of tropical regions of the world. Keywords: Cover crop, pre-treatment, dormancy, germination percent, mean germination time ID: 3487192
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