1. Global restoration opportunities in tropical rainforest landscapes.
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Brancalion, Pedro H. S., Niamir, Aidin, Broadbent, Eben, Crouzeilles, Renato, Barros, Felipe S. M., Zambrano, Angelica M. Almeyda, Baccini, Alessandro, Aronson, James, Goetz, Scott, Reid, J. Leighton, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Wilson, Sarah, and Chazdon, Robin L.
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RAIN forests , *FOREST restoration , *FOREST conservation , *BIODIVERSITY conservation , *CLIMATE change mitigation , *BIOLOGICAL adaptation , *WATER security - Abstract
The article informs on a study conducted for analysing global restoration opportunities in tropical rainforest landscapes. It mentions that concentrating restoration investments in landscapes with high benefits and feasibility would maximize the potential to mitigate anthropogenic impacts and improve human well-being. It also informs on identifying restoration opportunities in areas that combine high potential for socioenvironmental benefits with high restoration feasibility.
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- 2019
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