Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (Apr 2019)
There is hope for achieving ambitious Atlantic Forest restoration commitments
- Renato Crouzeilles,
- Edson Santiami,
- Marcos Rosa,
- Ludmila Pugliese,
- Pedro H.S. Brancalion,
- Ricardo R. Rodrigues,
- Jean P. Metzger,
- Miguel Calmon,
- Carlos A. de M. Scaramuzza,
- Marcelo H. Matsumoto,
- Aurelio Padovezi,
- Rubens de M. Benini,
- Rafael B. Chaves,
- Thiago Metzker,
- Rafael B. Fernandes,
- Fabio R. Scarano,
- Jair Schmitt,
- Gabriel Lui,
- Pedro Christ,
- Rodrigo M. Vieira,
- Mateus M.D. Senta,
- Gustavo A. Malaguti,
- Bernardo B.N. Strassburg,
- Severino Pinto
Affiliations
- Renato Crouzeilles
- International Institute for Sustainability, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 68020 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Corresponding author at: Estrada Dona Castorina 124, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Edson Santiami
- Department of Ecology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil
- Marcos Rosa
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia Física, Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Ludmila Pugliese
- Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact, 50050-150 Pernambuco, Brazil
- Pedro H.S. Brancalion
- Department of Forest Sciences, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (USP/ESALQ), 13418-900 Piracicaba, Brazil
- Ricardo R. Rodrigues
- Department of Biological Sciences, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (USP/ESALQ), 13418-900 Piracicaba, Brazil
- Jean P. Metzger
- Department of Ecology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil
- Miguel Calmon
- WRI Brasil, 05422-030 São Paulo, Brazil
- Carlos A. de M. Scaramuzza
- Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Marcelo H. Matsumoto
- WRI Brasil, 05422-030 São Paulo, Brazil
- Aurelio Padovezi
- Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact, 50050-150 Pernambuco, Brazil
- Rubens de M. Benini
- The Nature Conservancy Brazil, 01311-300 São Paulo, Brazil
- Rafael B. Chaves
- Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Estado de São Paulo, 05459-900 São Paulo, Brazil; Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-090 São Paulo, Brazil
- Thiago Metzker
- Instituto Bem Ambiental, 30494-060 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Rafael B. Fernandes
- Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica, 01311-300 São Paulo, Brazil
- Fabio R. Scarano
- Fundação Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 22610-180 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Jair Schmitt
- Ministry of the Environment of Brazil, Secretariat of Climate Change and Forestry, 70730-542 Brasília, Brazil
- Gabriel Lui
- Ministry of the Environment of Brazil, Secretariat of Climate Change and Forestry, 70730-542 Brasília, Brazil
- Pedro Christ
- Ministry of the Environment of Brazil, Secretariat of Climate Change and Forestry, 70730-542 Brasília, Brazil
- Rodrigo M. Vieira
- Ministry of the Environment of Brazil, Secretariat of Biodiversity, 70730-542 Brasília, Brazil
- Mateus M.D. Senta
- Ministry of the Environment of Brazil, Secretariat of Biodiversity, 70730-542 Brasília, Brazil
- Gustavo A. Malaguti
- International Institute for Sustainability, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Bernardo B.N. Strassburg
- International Institute for Sustainability, 22460-320 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 68020 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Severino Pinto
- Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact, 50050-150 Pernambuco, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste, 50050-250 Recife, Brazil
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 17,
no. 2
pp. 80 – 83
Abstract
Achieving ambitious global restoration commitments is a huge challenge. The Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact, created in 2009 as a movement to restore 15 Mha of degraded/deforested lands by 2050, pledged 1 Mha towards the 2020 Bonn Challenge. We documented the restoration of an estimated 673,510–740,555 ha of native forests from 2011 to 2015 in the Atlantic Forest, and expect that a total of 1.35–1.48 Mha will be under recovery by 2020. The Pact is one of the first Brazilian restoration initiatives to monitor an international restoration commitment and to demonstrate that ambitious targets can be reached. Part of this success in large-scale restoration is related to three main Pact activities: (i) development of restoration governance, communication and articulation; (ii) promotion of strategies to influence public policies; and (iii) establishment of restoration monitoring systems. The experience and lessons learned by the Pact could inspire and inform other restoration initiatives worldwide.
