Building bridges for inspired action: On landscape restoration and social alliances

Abstract

In response to global ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change, landscape restoration (LR) appears high on the international agenda (UNEP and FAO, 2020). Along with other major initiatives, the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 seeks to accelerate restoration action around the globe (UNEP, 2021). Because the challenges we face are interconnected, it is essential that these problems are tackled together, and that restoration efforts address the complexity of ecological, social, economic and political landscapes in an integrated manner (Carmenta et al., 2020). It is widely recognized that socio-ecological systems and locally led action are crucial for achieving multiple restoration benefits (César et al., 2021;Fischer et al., 2021). Yet, despite numerous guidelines and tools to encourage participatory approaches, the implementation of multi-stakeholder-driven restoration is not commonplace (Höhl et al., 2020;Jellinek et al., 2019). Restoration initiatives that insufficiently consider Indigenous communities or local stakeholders' perspectives, knowledge and needs may generate unforeseen or unwanted effects (Robinson et al., 2021;Scheidel & Gingrich, 2020).

A Thematic Review on Relationship Between Recovery Perception Towards Place Attachment in Urban Environment

“…Husser (2020) demonstrated that nature is a resource for overcoming ageing difficulties (Husser et al, 2020). According to Gutierrez (2023), strengthening the stakeholder's inspiration who are tied together by a shared love of the landscapes they are attached to can improve the connections between people and places (Gutierrez et al, 2023). This complements previous research and helps to alleviate intergenerational conflict.…”

We asked and #GenerationRestoration delivered: The joint special feature between the British Ecological Society and the Society for Ecological Restoration

“…From providing recommendations for making restoration more friendly to the LGBTQ+ community (Toone et al, 2023) rules to centre people and social dimensions in restoration (Elias et al, 2022), #GenerationRestoration came out in force for this special issue to underscore today's restoration is not the restoration of yesteryear. The importance of increasing gender inclusion (de Siqueira et al, 2021), ensuring stakeholder engagement is inclusive (Gutierrez et al, 2023), incorporating traditional knowledge (Sena et al, 2022) and incorporating equity into restoration (Wells et al, 2021) were emphasized by authors as ways to maximize restoration inclusivity and gains. Restoration has always been a place‐based endeavour, so discussions of past land use and historical legacies help ensure that we have the complete picture before proceeding with restoration.…”

We asked and #GenerationRestoration delivered: the Joint Special Feature between the British Ecological Society and the Society for Ecological Restoration

“…From providing recommendations for making restoration more friendly to the LGBTQ+ community (Toone et al 2023) rules to center people and social dimensions in restoration (Elias et al 2022), #Genera-tionRestoration came out in force for this special issue to underscore today's restoration is not the restoration of yesteryear. The importance of increasing gender inclusion (de Siqueira et al 2021), ensuring stakeholder engagement is inclusive (Gutierrez et al 2023), incorporating traditional knowledge (Sena et al 2022), and incorporating equity into restoration (Wells et al 2021) were emphasized by authors as ways to maximize restoration inclusivity and gains. Restoration has always been a place-based endeavor, so discussions of past land use and historical legacies help ensure that we have the complete picture before proceeding with restoration.…”