High temperatures, soil salinity, a lack of available water, loose soils with reduced water
holding, and low soil fertility are obstacles to restoration efforts in degraded drylands and …

As we approach the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), there is renewed focus
on improving wetland restoration practices to reestablish the habitat and climate mitigation …

Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse
desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live in these areas. Bold …

Dryland ecosystems may be especially vulnerable to expected 21st century increases in
temperature and aridity because they are tightly controlled by moisture availability. However …

The use of native plant seeds is fundamental to large-scale rehabilitation and the re-
establishment of self-sustaining ecosystems after high-impact mining activity has ceased …

In large areas of the world that are deeply scarred by desertification and hampered by low
capacity for natural regeneration, the scaling up of ecological restoration and rehabilitation …

Prolonged shifts in long‐term average climate conditions and increasing variability in short‐
term weather conditions affect ecological processes, and represent a fundamental challenge …

Assessing landscape patterns in climate vulnerability, as well as resilience and resistance to
drought, disturbance, and invasive species, requires appropriate metrics of relevant …

Dryland ecosystems represent a significant portion of global land area, support billions of
people, and suffer high rates of land degradation. Successfully restoring native vegetation to …

Seed‐based restoration is one of the most difficult challenges for dryland restoration.
Identifying environmental conditions that drive variation in seed and seedling mortality …