Environmental News Network - Restoring Biodiversity in Deforested Ranches “One Tree at a Time.”

Details: By The Alliance of Bioversity International and The International Center for Tropical Agriculture; 21.Dec

By carefully planning patches of diverse vegetation, scientists say it is possible to increase biodiversity and increase yields for farmers.

Cheryl Porter

By carefully planning patches of diverse vegetation, scientists say it is possible to increase biodiversity and increase yields for farmers.

For decades, there has been a debate raging in conservation science: what is better when it comes to conservation or landscape rehabilitation: ‘a single large or several small’ habitat areas? (SLOSS).

Looking at a deforested area in the Amazon, a multidisciplinary team of researchers showed that small, careful interventions can have an impact. the paper “One Tree at a Time: Restoring Landscape Connectivity through Silvopastoral Systems in Transformed Amazon Landscapes” published in October 2022 in the journal Diversity.

A case study in the Amazon identifies restoration approaches. (Photo Credit: Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT / N.Palmer)

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Restoring Biodiversity in Deforested Ranches “One Tree at a Time.”