FOREST RESTORATION

Code: PGCF2232
Course: Master’s degree in Forest Sciences
Credits: 4
Hourly load: 60
Syllabus: Concepts and objectives. History of degradation of Brazilian ecosystems. Legislation applied to forest restoration. Theoretical bases for forest restoration. Restoration models. Forest restoration challenges. Forest restoration sustainability indicators. Project formulation.
Bibliography: CLEWELL, A.F.; ARONSON, J. Ecological restoration: principles, values, and structure of an emerging profession. 2 ed. Washington: Island Press, 2013. 303 p.

GANN, G.D. et al. International principles and standards for the practice of ecological restoration. Second edition. Restoration Ecology, S1-S46, 2019.

HOLL, K. Fundamentos da restauração ecológica. Mexico CDMX: CopIt-arXives, 2023. 184p.

KRAMER, V.A.; HOBBS, R.J. (Eds.). Old Fields: Dynamics and Restoration of Abandoned Farmland. Washington: Island Press, 2007. 352p.