Although variation in effect sizes and predicted values among studies of similar phenomena
is inevitable, such variation far exceeds what might be produced by sampling error alone …

Scientists and policymakers are becoming aware of the pressing need to restore tropical
grassy biomes (TGB), which are home to unique biodiversity and provide essential …

Background Land degradation and climate change pose serious threats to global
biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services. The key role of plant diversity in resisting …

Decades of restoration efforts have greened South China Karst, the largest and most
concentrated karst area in the world. However, it is unknown whether and how the observed …

The International Principles and Standards for the Ecological Restoration and Recovery of
Mine Sites were used to assess the restoration quality of one of the world's largest mines …

Restoring peatland ecosystems involves significant uncertainty due to complex ecological
and socio-economic feedbacks as well as alternative stable ecological states. The primary …

Conservation agencies worldwide are adapting their management plans to climate change.
Dozens of climate change adaptation strategies have been proposed in the literature, and …

Forest restoration figures prominently on climate action plans, both in the public and private
sector. Restoration has the potential to enhance forest recovery and carbon storage, yet …

Restoration supports the recovery of ecological attributes such as cover, complexity, and
diversity to slow the areal decline of natural ecosystems. Restoration activity is intensifying …

Natural restoration (NR, eg, secondary succession) and artificial restoration (AR, eg,
afforestation) are key approaches for rehabilitating degraded land; however, a comparative …