Foreword: International Standards for Native Seeds in Ecological Restoration

Cross, Adam T.; Pedrini, Simone; Dixon, Kingsley W.

doi:10.1111/rec.13173

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“…The possibility that experts failed to identify barriers that are not easily perceived in their daily practice must also be considered. For example, failure to consider the lack of quality plant material (including lack of suitable species and genotypes) as a major barrier may reflect the lack of knowledge on wild species seed zones and/or lack of regulations for the use of local species and genotypes in many European countries, rather than confidence in the availability of local materials (Thomas et al 2014; Abbandonato et al 2018; Cross et al 2020). Similarly, the lack of sense of identity and attachment to the landscape was considered of lesser importance, while it may underlie other barriers and stakeholder perception of ecological restoration (Couix & Gonzalo‐Turpin 2015; Verbrugge & Van den Born 2018), and may be hidden by them.…”

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Barriers to ecological restoration in Europe: expert perspectives

Cortina

García‐Sánchez

Grace

et al. 2021

Restoration Ecology

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Ecological restoration is key to counteracting anthropogenic degradation of biodiversity and to reducing disaster risk. However, there is limited knowledge of barriers hindering the wider implementation of restoration practices, despite high-level political priority to halt the loss of biodiversity. In Europe, progress on ecological restoration has been slow and insufficient to meet international agreements and comply with European Union Nature Directives. We assessed European restoration experts' perceptions on barriers to restoration in Europe, and their relative importance, through a multiple expert consultation using a Delphi process. We found that experts share a common multi-dimensional concept of ecological restoration. Experts identified a large number of barriers (33) to the advancement of ecological restoration in Europe. Major barriers pertained to the socio-economic, not the environmental, domain. The three most important being insufficient funding, conflicting interests among different stakeholders, and low political priority given to restoration. Our results emphasize the need to increase political commitment at all levels, comply with existing nature laws, and optimize the use of financial resources by increasing funds for ecological restoration and eradicate environmentally harmful subsidies. The experts also call for the integration of ecological restoration into land-use planning and facilitating stakeholders' collaboration. Our study identifies key barriers, discusses ways to overcome the main barriers to ER in Europe, and contributes knowledge to support the implementation of the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and the EU 2030 Restoration Plan in particular.

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Barriers to ecological restoration in Europe: expert perspectives

Cortina

García‐Sánchez

Grace

et al. 2021

Restoration Ecology

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“…The availability of appropriate FRM has been found to be a limiting factor for many restoration projects across the world [7,8,33,39]. This is compounded by the current political climate to meet area or number-based tree planting targets (https://www.plant-for-theplanet.org/en/home (accessed on 23 June 2021), https://www.12tree.de/ (accessed on 23 June 2021)), which may result in the use of whatever material is available [6].…”

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Seeding Resilient Restoration: An Indicator System for the Analysis of Tree Seed Systems

Atkinson¹,

Thomas²,

Roscioli

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Achieving multi-million-hectare commitments from countries around the world to restore degraded lands in resilient and sustainable ways requires, among other things, huge volumes of tree planting material. Seed systems encompassing all forest reproductive material (e.g., seeds, cuttings, stakes, and wildings), are key to ensuring that sufficient planting material with a diverse range of suitable species, adapted to local conditions and capable of persisting under a changing climate, is available for restoration projects. The ideal structure of a seed system integrates five components: seed selection and innovation, seed harvesting and production, market access, supply and demand, quality control, and an enabling environment. We propose 15 indicators to evaluate these key components and trial them by assessing national seed systems in 7 Latin American countries. We conclude that the indicators enable a straightforward assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of national seed systems, thus assisting governments to identify key areas for improvement and opportunities for horizontal learning.

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“…Project planning is critical for seed collection (Cross et al 2020; Pedrini et al 2020). Depending on funding and program goals, collection efforts must strategically prioritize the number of species, number of collections, and the size of collections.…”

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How to increase the supply of native seed to improve restoration success: the US native seed development process

McCormick

Carr

Massatti

et al. 2021

Restoration Ecology

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With the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, restoration of damaged ecosystems is turning into a global movement. Restoration actions that are not based on science and an understanding of ecosystem function can thwart desired restoration outcomes at best and cause further damage to ecosystems at worst. Restoration often includes revegetation using seed. Where we source seed for restoration can make a difference for species establishment, restoration outcomes, and recovery of ecosystem function. However, sourcing seeds of native species, let alone genetically appropriate seed, is not currently possible for many restoration projects. The process of increasing and sourcing suitable seed for restoration includes many steps that need to be addressed typically years before a restoration project is initiated. These steps of seed collection, evaluation and development, field establishment, production, certification and procurement, storage, and finally restoration, need to be considered ideally at a scale larger than individual restoration projects and with research conducted in each step. We describe these steps as implemented in the United States, the challenges therein, and provide suggestions and examples of how groups can make efficient and effective progress toward getting the right seed in the right place at the right time.

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Foreword: International Standards for Native Seeds in Ecological Restoration

Cited by 24 publications

References 19 publications

Barriers to ecological restoration in Europe: expert perspectives

Barriers to ecological restoration in Europe: expert perspectives

Seeding Resilient Restoration: An Indicator System for the Analysis of Tree Seed Systems

How to increase the supply of native seed to improve restoration success: the US native seed development process

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