Resource type:
Research
EU project stamp:
No
Link to knowledge resource
Main entity:
Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation
Type of entity:
Research centre/University
Funding:
EU
Key themes:
Drylands
Forests
Restoration
Societal challenges:
Biodiversity Enhancement
Scope:
Latin America
Description:
The REFORLAN project aimed to identify and promote approaches for the sustainable management of arid and semi-arid forest ecosystems in Latin America, in order to protect biodiversity while supporting local populations' livelihood. The project examined ecosystem restoration techniques utilising native species of economic value, so as to mitigate the effects of the previously applied unsustainable practices and contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.
Semester theme:
2. Ecosystem restoration
Date:
2009
Language:
EN
