FREI, Theresa; ESPELTA, Josep; GÓRRIZ-MIFSUD, Elena; HAMPE, Arndt; LEFÈVRE, Francois; MARTÍN-FORÉS, Irene; WINKEL, Georg

doi:10.1007/s13280-023-01924-2

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FREI, Theresa
European Forest Institute [EFI]

ESPELTA, Josep
Centre for Ecological Research and Applied Forestries = Centre de Recerca Ecologica i Aplicacions Forestals [CREAF]

GÓRRIZ-MIFSUD, Elena
Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya [CTFC]

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AMBIO: A Journal of Environment and Society. 2023-09-29, vol. 53, n° 1, p. 34 - 45

Springer Verlag

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Natural forest expansion (NFE), that is, the establishment of secondary forest on non-forested land through natural succession, has substantially contributed to the widespread expansion of forests in Europe over the last few decades. So far, EU policies have largely neglected the potential of NFE for meeting policy objectives on restoration. Synthesising recent interdisciplinary research, this paper assesses the challenges and opportunities of NFE in view of contributing to European forest and ecosystem restoration. Specifically, we discuss the potential for supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and forestry and economic use, summarize the current knowledge about societal perceptions and the policymaking on NFE, and make policy recommendations to better use the potential of NFE. We conclude that NFE has the potential to contribute to the European restoration policy agenda if local contexts and possible trade-offs are properly considered.< Leer menos

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EU policy

Forest policy

Forest regrowth

Land abandonment

Natural succession

Passive restoration

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Can natural forest expansion contribute to Europe's restoration policy agenda? An interdisciplinary assessment

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