Pfiefer, M, Sallu, SM orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-2485, Marshall, AR et al. (13 more authors) (2023) A systems approach framework for evaluating tree restoration interventions for social and ecological outcomes in rural tropical landscapes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378 (1867). 20210111. ISSN 0962-8436
Abstract
The science guiding design and evaluation of restoration interventions in tropical landscapes is dominated by ecological processes and outcomes and lacks indicators and methods that integrate human wellbeing into the restoration process. We apply a new systems approach framework for tree restoration in forest-agricultural landscapes to show how this shortcoming can be addressed. Demonstrating ‘proof of concept’, we tested statistical models underlying the framework pathways with data collected from a case study in Tanzania. Local community perceptions of nature's values were not affected by levels of self-reported wildlife-induced crop damage. But mapped predictions from the systems approach under a tree restoration scenario suggested differential outcomes for biodiversity indicators and altered spatial patterns of crop damage risk, expected to jeopardize human wellbeing. The predictions map anticipated trade-offs in costs and benefits of restoration scenarios, which we have started to explore with stakeholders to identify restoration opportunities that consider local knowledge, value systems and human wellbeing. We suggest that the framework be applied to other landscapes to identify commonalities and differences in forest landscape restoration outcomes under varying governance and land use systems. This should form a foundation for evidence-based implementation of the global drive for forest landscape restoration, at local scales.
This article is part of the theme issue ‘Understanding forest landscape restoration: reinforcing scientific foundations for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration’.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number BBSRC (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council) BB/S014586/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2021 16:19 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2023 10:30 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | The Royal Society |
Identification Number: | 10.1098/rstb.2021.0111 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:180302 |