Project Leader: Associate Professor Carla Catterall,
Griffith University
Project 4.9.5 will advance knowledge and practice in
understanding and managing forest restoration and degradation for
biodiversity outcomes in Wet Tropics landscapes. It will help
build a functional understanding of the ecological processes
involved, and will develop and apply tools for monitoring and
evaluation of forest disturbance, recovery and restoration for
end-users and researchers. In this way the Project will be
strongly linked to the Integrated Report Card Framework (Project
5.10.2). Project activities will also facilitate a
coordinated approach to reforestation and restoration, involving
interaction between scientists, land managers and the wider
community.
Key objectives of this Project are to:
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Develop and apply toolkits and indicators for monitoring and
evaluation of degradation and restoration (linked to IRC);
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Develop and communicate a functional understanding of
reforestation and restoration processes; and
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Improved facilitation and future optimisation of regional
investments and management actions.
