ecological restoration Tag

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international, Jamaica, Science et forêt
13 août 2026

ENGLISH — After Hurricane Melissa, restoring Jamaica’s forests cannot be reduced to planting trees. Drawing on more than five decades of Jamaican forest research, this scientific synthesis examines natural regeneration, biological legacies, delayed mortality, invasive species, climate-driven change, mangrove and watershed recovery, and long-term ecological monitoring. It also proposes a new testable working hypothesis: that...

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Doctrine of the Universal Declaration of Tree Rights, Forests and Forest Ecosystems
1 août 2026

What distinguishes a forest ecosystem from land merely planted with trees? This foundational doctrinal article of the Universal Declaration of Tree Rights establishes a global classification of forest ecosystems according to their naturalness, ecological integrity, origin, structure, functioning, and trajectory. It distinguishes natural forests from production tree plantations, affirms the non-substitution of primary forests, and...