Ecorestoration for sustainability / / edited by Arnab Banerjee [and three others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830644403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2023]; ©2023
• ISBN: 1-119-87995-7; 1-119-87994-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (471 pages)
• Disciplina: 333.73153
• Soggetti: Restoration ecology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contibutors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Ecorestoration for Environmental Sustainability-An Introductory Framework -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Global Scenario of Ecosystem Types and Their Degradation -- 1.2.1 Agroecosystem -- 1.2.2 Forests -- 1.2.3 Freshwater -- 1.2.4 Grasslands, Shrub Lands, and Savannahs -- 1.2.5 Mountains -- 1.2.6 Oceans and Coasts -- 1.2.7 Peat Lands Around -- 1.2.8 Urban Areas -- 1.3 Need of Ecorestoration -- 1.3.1 The Economy -- 1.3.2 Food Security -- 1.3.3 Clean Water -- 1.3.4 Health and Well-Being -- 1.3.5 Climate Change Mitigation -- 1.3.6 Climate Change Adaptation -- 1.3.7 Security -- 1.3.8 Biodiversity -- 1.3.9 Synergies and Trade-Offs -- 1.4 Ecological Restoration and Forestry -- 1.4.1 Forested Wetland Restoration -- 1.5 Ecological Restoration and Societal Development -- 1.5.1 Ecological Restoration in Social Context -- 1.6 Policies and Strategy Formulation for Ecological Restoration Toward Environmental Sustainability -- 1.6.1 Novel Ecosystems and Adapting to Rapid Global Change -- 1.6.2 Climate-Smart Agriculture and Enhancing Socioecological Resilience -- 1.6.3 Increasing the Multifunctionality and Productivity of Agricultural Landscapes -- 1.6.4 Green Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions -- 1.6.5 Ecorestoration of Agroecosystem -- 1.6.6 Urbanization and Development -- 1.6.7 Biodiversity Offset Mitigation Through Ecological Restoration -- 1.6.8 Ecological ; Restoration as an Integral Component of Production Landscapes -- 1.7 Evidence of Success and Benefits of Ecological Restoration -- 1.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Agricultural Soil Management and Ecorestoration Under Climate Change: Practices for Sustainable Soil Resource -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Soil -- 2.2.1 Soil Erosion -- 2.2.2 Soil Salinization.; 2.2.3 Drought -- 2.3 Potential for Soil and Ecorestoration to Mitigate Climate Change -- 2.3.1 Soil Carbon Sequestration -- 2.3.2 Soil Management Practices for Increasing Carbon Storage in Soil -- 2.3.3 Ecorestoration of Agricultural Soil -- 2.3.4 Potential for Ecorestoration of Soil to Mitigate and Adapt Climate Change -- 2.4 Soil Water Management Under Climate Change/Variability -- 2.4.1 Experiences from Europe -- 2.4.1.1 Improvement of Irrigation to Save Water -- 2.4.1.2 Shifts in Land Use to Adapt to Climate Change -- 2.4.2 Experiences from Bangladesh -- 2.4.3 Experiences from Tunisia -- 2.5 Recommendations for Sustainable Soil Management and Environmental Sustainability -- 2.6 Policy Framework for Ecorestoration and Management of Agricultural Soil -- 2.7 Future Roadmap for Ecorestoration Toward Sustainable Soil Resource -- 2.8 Conclusion -- Funding -- References -- Chapter 3 Integrated River Health Assessment System (IRHAS): A Promising Tool for Ecorestoration of Tropical Indian Rivers -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 River Ecology-An Introductory Remark -- 3.1.2 Status/Scenario of Tropical Rivers in India -- 3.1.3 Concept of Ecorestoration of Riverine Ecosystem in India -- 3.1.4 Role of Biodiversity in Riverine Conservation -- 3.2 Integrated River Health Assessment System (IRHAS)-A Promising Tool -- 3.2.1 Physical Analysis -- 3.2.1.1 Physical Habitat -- 3.2.1.2 Riparian Zone -- 3.2.1.3 Biological Analysis -- 3.2.1.4 Chemical Analysis -- 3.3 Legal and Policy Framework for Effective Implementation of Integrated River Health Assessment System -- 3.4 Future Roadmap of Integrated River Health Assessment System -- 3.5 Concluding Remarks for the Implementation of IRHAS in Indian River Systems to Achieve Environmental Sustainability -- References.; Chapter 4 Wetland Restoration Policies and the Sustainability of Agricultural Productions, Lessons Learnt from Zrebar Lake, Iran -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 What is Eutrophication? -- 4.1.2 Clarity Reduction -- 4.1.3 Clogging Filters -- 4.1.4 Increasing Health Risks -- 4.1.5 Increasing Ecological Risks -- 4.1.6 pH Variation -- 4.1.7 Human Ecosystem -- 4.2 What is the Cause? -- 4.3 Integrated Sustainable Management -- 4.3.1 Trends and Approaches -- 4.3.2 Best Management Practices (BMPs) -- 4.3.3 Accounting Sustainability by Water Footprint -- 4.4 Zrebar Lake -- 4.4.1 Basin Characteristics -- 4.4.2 Basin Ecology -- 4.4.3 Pollution Sources -- 4.4.4 Water Quality -- 4.4.5 Lessons Learnt -- 4.4.5.1 Zrebar Lake in Studies -- 4.4.5.2 BMPs Impact -- 4.4.5.3 Future Trends and Directives -- 4.4.5.4 Legal and Policy Framework -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Strategies for Ecosystem Biomass Conservation: Review, Analysis, and Evaluation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Sustainable Development: Bases and Principles -- 5.1.2 Planetary Limits and Natural Capital -- 5.2 Loss of Biospheric Integrity -- 5.2.1 Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Climate -- 5.2.2 The Global State of Natural Capital -- 5.2.3 Loss of Biomass Integrity of Ecosystems -- 5.3 Strategies for the Conservation/Restoration of Ecosystem Biomass -- 5.3.1 Ecorestoration -- 5.3.2 Payment for Environmental Services (PES) -- 5.3.3 Nature-Based Solutions -- 5.3.4 Ecosystem-Based Adaptation -- 5.3.5 Protected Areas (PAs) -- 5.4 Case Study: Native Forests, Biomass, and Ecosystem Services -- 5.4.1 Lower Yungas Forest (LYF) Context -- 5.4.2 Characterization and Analysis -- 5.4.3 Physiognomy, Floristic ; Composition, and Richness -- 5.4.4 Stock and Distribution of Carbon in Ecosystem Reservoirs -- 5.4.5 Protected Areas Value and Management Strategies -- 5.5 Effectiveness of Conservation Measures.; 5.5.1 Protected Areas: Are They Meeting Their Goal? -- 5.5.2 Effectiveness of Protected Areas -- 5.6 Conclusions -- 5.7 Policy and Legal Framework for Ecosystem Biomass Conservation -- 5.8 Forest Ecosystem Biomass Conservation Toward Environmental Sustainability -- 5.8.1 Forest Biomass: A Complex and Multidiverse Source of Benefits -- 5.9 Future Roadmap of Forest Biomass Conservation -- 5.10 Final Thoughts -- References -- Chapter 6 Reclamation of Mined Soil in RCF Region-A Phytoremediation Approach -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Impact of Mining -- 6.3 Bioremediation and Phytoremediation -- 6.4 Material and Methods -- 6.4.1 Study Sites -- 6.4.2 Ecological Survey or Phytosociological Study for Identifying Pioneering Species of Trees -- 6.5 Results and Discussion -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Ecological Restoration of Various Ecosystems: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Ecosystem as a Natural Support System for Biodiversity -- 7.3 Pollution of the Natural Ecosystem -- 7.4 Deforestation -- 7.5 Consequences of Pollution of the Natural Ecosystem -- 7.6 Ecorestoration for Conservation of Biodiversity and Natural Resources -- 7.7 Various Approaches to Ecological Restoration-Natural Regeneration and Active Ecorestoration -- 7.8 Tools for Ecological Restoration of Various Ecosystems -- 7.9 Ecorestoration of Biodiversity in Terrestrial, Aquatic Ecosystems, Wetlands, Tropical Forests, Grasslands -- 7.10 Research and Development Activities in Ecorestoration for Conservation of Biodiversity and Natural Resources -- 7.11 Policy and Legal Framework for Ecorestoration, Conservation of Biodiversity and Natural Resources -- 7.12 Future Roadmap -- 7.13 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 Managing Forests for Offsetting Carbon Footprints -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Global Forests Scenario.; 8.3 Carbon Footprint: A Conceptual Framework -- 8.4 Carbon Footprint Calculator -- 8.5 Technology for Forest Cover and Carbon Assessment -- 8.6 Measuring Carbon Emissions from Deforestation -- 8.7 Carbon Sinks in Forests -- 8.8 Forest Management for Carbon Mitigation -- 8.9 Emerging Challenges and Constraint -- 8.10 Research and Development Toward Footprints -- 8.11 Policy and Legal Framework -- References -- Chapter 9 Ecosystem Management of Polluted Forest and Its Implication on Biodiversity Conservation in the Niger Delta -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Profiles of Mangrove Biodiversity in the Niger Delta -- 9.2.1 Vegetation -- 9.2.2 Wildlife -- 9.2.3 Impact of Hydrocarbon Pollution on Mangrove Flora and Fauna -- 9.2.4 Impact of Pesticide (Herbicide) Application on Mangrove Vegetation -- 9.3 Environmental Management and Restoration Ecology as Solutions -- 9.4 The Human Factor and the Practice of a Win-Win Ecology in Biodiversity Conservation -- 9.5 Regional Versus Local Site Management -- 9.6 Policy and Legal Framework and Eco-Restoration of Polluted Sites and Biodiversity Conservation of Niger Delta -- 9.7 Future Research and Development of Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem in the Niger Delta -- 9.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Forest Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration: Policies, Plan, and Approaches -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.1.1 Forest Resources and Biodiversity -- 10.1.2 Faunal Diversity in Tropical Forest -- 10.1.3 Forest Degradation and Fragmentation -- 10.2 Need for Forest Restoration Program -- 10.3 Value of Restoring Forests -- 10.4 Forest Landscape Restoration Vis-A-Vis Conservation Strategies -- 10.5 Forest Landscape Restoration for Ecological Integrity -- 10.6 ; Restoration of Degraded Tropical Forest -- 10.7 Ecosystem Approaches to Forest Restoration: Learning from the Past.; 10.8 Forest Restoration for Enhancing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
• Sommario/riassunto: Environmental degradation is causing severe impacts on the various Earth ecosystems. Unsustainable development and anthropogenic pressure have altered the natural balance. From this perspective, sustainability has become a major issue to frame a greener and cleaner Earth for future generations. It can be argued that the worst example of unsustainable development is habitat degradation. Therefore, ecorestoration and other ecological practices are becoming increasingly important in our march toward sustainability. This book covers all the aspects of ecorestoration and sustainability and how various areas intersect in this space.