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Land Use Policy Location: B010 Session Chair: Solène Oriane Clémence, University of Bonn | |
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Global evidence from over 1,400 restoration projects 1: Land Economics Group, Institute for Food and Resource Economics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; 2: Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; 3: Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 4: Restor Eco AG, Zurich, Switzerland; 5: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; 6: Branch Institute, Zug, Switzerland; 7: Department of Environmental Geography, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands; 8: Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Land restoration is crucial for reversing pressing environmental degradation. Limited funding demands targeted and effective restoration interventions, yet it remains highly uncertain when and where interventions are successful. Using a rigorous global impact evaluation of 1,483 restoration sites, we find that the majority of projects (72%) achieve an improvement in satellite-derived vegetation greenness (median effect +24%) compared to what would have happened without intervention. Our results suggest that restoration success depends on governance mechanisms, access to resources, and restoration approach. We find that implementing organizations are key restoration drivers, while collectively owned sites require enabling conditions to ensure effective governance. Restoration can succeed across diverse ecosystems, provided that organizational capacity, governance structures, and restoration approach are aligned with the needs of local people. | |