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What have we learnt about rainforest restoration in the past two decades?

What have we learnt about rainforest restoration in the past two decades? Quite a lot, actually. There are three main types of rainforest restoration practised in tropical and subtropical Australia: remnant restoration, regrowth management and the reforestation of cleared land. Most of this activity has been conducted in the past two decades. Enough time has elapsed to evaluate the outcomes of these projects, and consider how things might be carried out in the future. The restoration of rainforest remnants is now a mature craft, with well‐tested, clearly defined protocols for a range of sites and situations ( Joseph 1999 ; Big Scrub Rainforest Landcare Group 2005 ). Most major rainforest remnants in subtropical northern New South Wales (NSW) have now been subject to restoration work, significantly reducing threats from invasive vines. In my view, the maturity of remnant restoration owes much to the long‐term funding of projects. This has allowed the continued employment of practitioners and has enabled them to invest effort in sites, reflect on outcomes and revise their approaches over time. Regrowth management has also mainly been practised in northern NSW, where secondary forests dominated by the exotic tree Camphor Laurel ( Cinnamomum camphora ) are extensive. Regrowth management is under less ‘central control’ than remnant restoration and, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ecological Management & Restoration Wiley

What have we learnt about rainforest restoration in the past two decades?

Kanowski, John
Ecological Management & Restoration , Volume 11 (1) – Apr 1, 2010
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© 2010 Ecological Society of Australia
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1442-7001
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Quite a lot, actually. There are three main types of rainforest restoration practised in tropical and subtropical Australia: remnant restoration, regrowth management and the reforestation of cleared land. Most of this activity has been conducted in the past two decades. Enough time has elapsed to evaluate the outcomes of these projects, and consider how things might be carried out in the future. The restoration of rainforest remnants is now a mature craft, with well‐tested, clearly defined protocols for a range of sites and situations ( Joseph 1999 ; Big Scrub Rainforest Landcare Group 2005 ). Most major rainforest remnants in subtropical northern New South Wales (NSW) have now been subject to restoration work, significantly reducing threats from invasive vines. In my view, the maturity of remnant restoration owes much to the long‐term funding of projects. This has allowed the continued employment of practitioners and has enabled them to invest effort in sites, reflect on outcomes and revise their approaches over time. Regrowth management has also mainly been practised in northern NSW, where secondary forests dominated by the exotic tree Camphor Laurel ( Cinnamomum camphora ) are extensive. Regrowth management is under less ‘central control’ than remnant restoration and,

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Published: Apr 1, 2010

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