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  • Achieving Success in Local Government Ecological Restoration Programs: a Focus on Sustainability

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    Author(s)
    Wortley, Liana
    Primary Supervisor
    Howes, Michael
    Other Supervisors
    Hero, Jean-Marc
    Year published
    2015
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    Abstract
    Human activity is altering the global environment at an unprecedented rate. The exploitation of natural resources is adding considerable pressure to already vulnerable ecosystems and declining biodiversity. Ecological restoration has the potential to be a significant part of the solution to this problem by recovering degraded land, connecting and expanding natural areas, re-establishing habitat, and restoring ecosystem services. This has led to the practice being incorporated into natural resource management strategies globally. Much of the on-ground implementation of ecological restoration, however, falls into the hands of ...
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    Human activity is altering the global environment at an unprecedented rate. The exploitation of natural resources is adding considerable pressure to already vulnerable ecosystems and declining biodiversity. Ecological restoration has the potential to be a significant part of the solution to this problem by recovering degraded land, connecting and expanding natural areas, re-establishing habitat, and restoring ecosystem services. This has led to the practice being incorporated into natural resource management strategies globally. Much of the on-ground implementation of ecological restoration, however, falls into the hands of local governments as they are generally responsible for town planning and land management. Ensuring that local governments have the ability to deliver sustainable outcomes with restoration is a critical step in returning functionality and resilience to the landscape.
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    Thesis Type
    Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
    Degree Program
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    School
    Griffith School of Environment
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/269
    Copyright Statement
    The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
    Item Access Status
    Public
    Subject
    Environmental management for land use
    Sustainable development.
    Ecological restoration
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367705
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