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Develop Landscape Restoration for Ecosystem Service Provision

Degraded landscapes provide few ecosystem services, yet restoration could provide clean water, carbon storage, and biodiversity benefits while supporting human livelihoods. The challenge is implementing landscape restoration that provides multiple ecosystem services while remaining economically viable. Barriers include restoration costs, long timelines, and coordination challenges. Without landscape restoration, degraded areas continue providing few benefits while missing opportunities for ecosystem service provision. Successful restoration could provide valuable ecosystem services while supporting local livelihoods, potentially restoring millions of acres while demonstrating how restoration can provide both environmental and economic benefits.

Applied Sciences, Sustainable Farming, Sustainable Land Management