Equity in ecosystem restoration

• Published in: Restoration ecology Vol. 29; no. 5
• Main Authors: Wells, Harry B. M., Kirobi, Elijah H., Chen, Cadia L., Winowiecki, Leigh A., Vågen, Tor‐Gunnar, Ahmad, Muhammad N., Stringer, Lindsay C., Dougill, Andrew J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.07.2021; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Arid zones; Aridity; Biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity loss; Climate change; community‐based restoration; Dimensions; Distance; ecological restoration; Ecosystem restoration; Ecosystems; employment; Environmental governance; Environmental restoration; Equity; Ethics; Governance; invasive alien species; Kenya; Land degradation; Opuntia stricta; Project planning; Rangelands; Site selection; social and environmental justice; social environment; Social-ecological systems; Spatial analysis; Wildlife conservation; Kenya

The importance of equity has been emphasized in climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and ecosystem restoration. However, equity implications are rarely considered explicitly in restoration projects. Although the role of equity has been studied in the context of biodiversity conservat...