Biocultural restoration improves delivery of ecosystem services in social‐ecological landscapes

• Published in: Restoration ecology Vol. 30; no. 5
• Main Authors: Sena, Pedro H. A., Gonçalves‐Souza, Thiago, Gonçalves, Paulo H. S., Ferreira, Paulo S. M., Gusmão, Reginaldo A. F., Melo, Felipe P. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.07.2022; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: benefits from biodiversity; Community involvement; Community participation; Dry forests; ecology; Ecosystem restoration; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environmental restoration; ethnobotany; forest and landscape restoration; indigenous and local knowledge; Indigenous peoples; Landscape; Local communities; participatory forest restoration; Phylogeny; Plant species; Plants; Population density; Species diversity

Increasing local people and indigenous communities' participation on restoration programs is widely recommended as a way to increase restoration long‐term benefits and local people's commitment with restored lands. Here, we demonstrate how traditional knowledge can provide crucial informat...