Behavior change and sustainability of ecological restoration projects

Lengefeld, Ekaterina; Metternicht, Graciela; Nedungadi, Prema

doi:10.1111/rec.13159

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“…The current definition of ecosystem restoration used by the Decade also includes a wide range of ecosystem management interventions, “from reducing societal impacts in production landscapes to fully recovering native ecosystems” (UNEP 2021), allowing the balance between socioeconomic and ecological goals to be considered. The ecological restoration field has started to recognize the importance of integrating socioeconomic thinking into restoration projects (Higgs et al 2018; Lengefeld et al 2020). The second edition of the Society of Ecological Restoration Guidelines (Gann et al 2019) took a major step in this direction, establishing stakeholders as integral to the process.…”

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Livelihood security policy can support ecosystem restoration

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Nedungadi

2022

Restoration Ecology

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Earth faces an unprecedented ecological crisis: the destruction of its ecosystems. Despite increasing interest in restoration, including through the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (Decade), lack of financing and resources mean efforts to reverse degradation have advanced slowly. Restoration efforts require new approaches to ensure the needs of different stakeholders are met. However, analyses of policies and opportunities that help to finance restoration while improving socioecological outcomes, are lacking. This paper analyzes livelihood security funding and opportunities for ecosystem restoration, drawing on India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the world's largest livelihood security program. The paper analyzes MGNREGA's performance between financial years 2013-2021, focusing on the financing of ecosystem restoration-related works, community mobilization and policy implementation in the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, the paper reflects on the benefits and shortcomings of MGNREGA and considers wider lessons for the Decade. MGNREGA generated significant funding flows and numbers of projects nationally, which can contribute to ecosystem restoration. Policy design enabled the continuation and increase of works even during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings demonstrate the potential of linking ecosystem restoration with development policies to unlock funds, on a national scale. To maximize contributions to ecosystem restoration nevertheless requires capacity building, inclusion of environmental indicators and integration of best ecosystem restoration practices.

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Livelihood security policy can support ecosystem restoration

Lengefeld

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Nedungadi

2022

Restoration Ecology

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“…These readings presented two possible paths to resolve the ecological crisis we are facing: either dealing with it by changing people’s behavior or solving it through the creation of efficient technology. Changes in human behavior are identified as crucial in achieving sustainability (Lengfeld et al, 2020 ). By being part of ACS, I have become familiar with possible technological changes and applications that might help address environmental issues.…”

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Ancestral Computing for Sustainability: Centering Indigenous Epistemologies in Researching Computer Science Education

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This article offers Ancestral Computing for Sustainability (ACS) to dismantle the logics of settler colonialism that affect accessibility, identities, and epistemologies of computer science education (CSE). ACS centers Indigenous epistemologies in researching CSE across four public universities in the United States. This paper describes Ancestral Computing for Sustainability and explores reflections of two students engaging as researchers in ACS inquiry. Drawing on Indigenous methodologies and Participatory Action Research, they share their reflections as co-researchers in ACS through storywork. These critical reflections include their relationship to computing, observations of the interdependent work within ACS, ethics and sustainability, and their experiences within the focus groups. The article ends with recommendations for furthering ACS as a decolonial approach that centers Indigenous epistemologies in CSE. Recommendations for CSE education include Ancestral Knowledge Systems and adding sustainability as a topic within computing education pathways and building student-faculty relationships based on trust is recommended to foster students’ academic and personal growth within CSE education and research.

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“…However, the impact of ecological restoration on the supply of ecosystem services is not consistent in different regions. Many studies believe that ecological restoration have improved the stability of ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, and wetlands, and curbed the deterioration of the ecosystem itself [11], along with improving the supply capacity of ecosystem services. However, other studies have found that the dilemma of insufficient ecosystem services in economic and industrial functional zones has not been improved, although forests, grasslands, wetlands and other ecosystems themselves have been restored [12].…”

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Equilibrium Relationship between Ecosystem Service Supply and Consumption Driven by Economic Development and Ecological Restoration

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Economic development and ecological restoration guided by policies has had a profound impact on the relationship between ecosystem service supply and consumption in the past few decades. Exploring the relationship in specific study areas is necessary to support regional planning for sustainability. In this study, we analyzed the equilibrium relationship between ecosystem service supply and consumption driven by economic development and ecological restoration from 1995 to 2018 in Northeast China. We quantified the supply and consumption of three critical ecosystem services, food production, water yield and atmospheric regulation, and identified the main areas for supply and consumption of ecosystem services. We measured the quantity and spatial equilibrium relationship between ecosystem service supply and consumption driven by economic development and ecological restoration at economic megaregion scale. We found the new industrial structure shaped by regional economic development policies formed the new ecosystem service consumer demand. The development of agricultural industry not only resulted in the increase of water consumption, but also the scope of water consumption was expanded in Northeast China. The development of tertiary industry causes the change of atmospheric regulation consumption in urban agglomeration. What’s more, economic development exacerbated imbalances in the supply and consumption of ecosystem services. The unbalanced areas where food supply was less than consumption were in the clusters of Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, and coastal cities. Since food products can circulate freely through the market, this imbalance will not fundamentally affect regional food security, but will improve the level of agricultural industrialization and scale. The implementation of the grain economic policy caused the rapid expansion of unbalanced areas where water supply was less than consumption. The incredible space mismatch between the supply and consumption of ecosystem services still exists for a long time. However, the implementation of the ecological restoration didn’t effectively solve the problem of insatiable ecosystem service consumption. The ecosystem service consumption brought by economic development need to be given the utmost attention when formulating ecological restoration policies and economic development policies. The results can provide insights for enhancing economic sustainability in northeast china, as well other economic megaregion with similar characteristics throughout the world.

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Behavior change and sustainability of ecological restoration projects

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Livelihood security policy can support ecosystem restoration

Livelihood security policy can support ecosystem restoration

Ancestral Computing for Sustainability: Centering Indigenous Epistemologies in Researching Computer Science Education

Equilibrium Relationship between Ecosystem Service Supply and Consumption Driven by Economic Development and Ecological Restoration

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