Forest rehabilitation is not a new phenomenon. But as tropical forest conversion continues seemingly unabated, rehabilitating degraded landscapes is likely to become more and more important. Countries individually or collectively will increasingly turn to rehabilitation to undo the negative consequences of diminishing forest cover. Countries that had or still have large forested areas, like Brazil, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines and China, have initiated programmes meant to restore millions of hectares. Forest rehabilitation is a major concern for the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and its partners. Future benefits from forests will in many places only be assured if forests can be successfully rehabilitated. Downstream water quality and flows, biodiversity conservation, raw material supply and forest-based income for the poor will depend on it. CIFOR has since its beginning undertaken research programs and projects that address forest rehabilitation. This report is one of six emerging from the study “Review of forest rehabilitation: Lessons from the past”. This study attempted to capture the rich but under-utilised experiences of many years of forest rehabilitation in Brazil, China, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines and Vietnam, and make this information available to guide ongoing and future rehabilitation efforts.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
CIFOR

Region
Asia Pacific

Biome
Tropical

Forest Type
Degraded forest

Primary Designated Function
All