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Domestic public debate continues over the economic impacts of environmental regulations that require environmental restoration. This debate has occurred in the absence of broad-scale empirical research on economic output and employment resulting from environmental restoration, restoration-related conservation, and mitigation actions — the activities that are part of what we term the “restoration…

When to Restore: Human-assisted (active) restoration is often but not always more cost-effective than monitored natural recovery (passive restoration); thus, it is wise to evaluate whether active restoration is necessary. Pursuing restoration as early as possible will help prevent ecosystems from transitioning to undesired alternative stable states, and including ecological economists early in…

A fast pacing climate change exacerbates the multitude of humanimpacts. Several reports highlighted (e.g.,Magurran, 2016; Lewis et al.,2017; Diffenbaugh et al., 2018) that the degree of impact imposed byhuman activities on all the ecosystem components are unprecedented.We entered a new era, the Anthropocene (Malhi, 2017; Laurence,2019). In this new era, soil and water resources are exposed to tre…

We are seemingly locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, biodiversity loss, and a climate emergency. Ecological restoration aims to improve the ecological trajectory of degraded ecosystems. Ecosystem declines threaten human health (Romanelli et al. 2015, Whitmee et al. 2015). Dramatic changes in human behavior and government policy are essential, but will only occur through a…

Ecosystem restoration is now globally recognized as akey component in conservation programs and essential tothe quest for the long-term sustainability of our human-dominated planet. Restoration scientists and practitionersare now on the frontline and will be increasingly calledupon to get involved in large scale programs address-ing immediate environmental crises and challenges. Here,we summarize…

Land use change is the primary transmission pathway for emerging infectious diseases, and the rate of land conversion is accelerating. Moreover, the foundation for building back better in the face of climate change and the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be centered upon future land use decisions. The good news is that governments around the world have already initiated