Forest Restoration in Landscapes: Beyond Planting Trees

Is it a sign of the times that last year the Nobel committee chose to award the Nobel Peace prize to Wangari Maathai for having planted 30 million trees? We believe so.We think that while in the 20th century conservation made significant progress on setting up a global protected area network, the 21st century will be a time of forest restoration.The fact that Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to receive such an honourable distinction is in itself a major accomplishment.What is even...