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Restoration Ecology
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 2 2. WHAT IS RESTORATION ECOLOGY ................................................ 3 2.1 Overview .................................................................................... 3 2.2 Restoration ecology definition ............................................................. 4 2.3 Present state .................................................................................. 5 2.4 The need to create a conceptual framework .............................................7 3. RESTORATION ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ........... 8 3.1 How can restoration ecology effectively contribute towards sustainable development? .................................................................. 8 3.2 Projections ................................................................................... 10 4. CASE STUDY: Converting a dairy farm back to a rainforest water catchment .......................... 12 5. RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................... 15 6. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................. 17 7. LIST OF REFERENCES ................................................................... 18 1. INTRODUCTION The problem of ecosystem damage is global nowadays, and probably there is no country in the world unaffected (Urbanska et. al., 1997). It is estimated than one-third to one-half of the land surface of the planet has been modified by humankind; agriculture for instance is having a huge impact on the sustainability of natural ecosystems. Indeed, conversion of natural ecosystems to agricultural land and industrial/residential landscapes is the greatest...
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