Consultancy Report number 1, by Ophélie Ratel – June 2020 Implementation of a method and calculation of ecological indicators to assess the potential for natural regeneration in La Selva, Costa Rica.
2021-07-15
In a global context where forest landscapes are increasingly degraded, natural regeneration has established itself as one of the relevant approaches to restore and reforest these degraded landscapes (Chazdon & Guariguata, 2016). Natural regeneration (or secondary succession) of tropical forests occurs naturally on degraded or deforested lands after abandonment of land uses such as agriculture or pasture for cattle production. Natural regeneration allows the recovery of many ecosystem services (pollination, seed dispersal, carbon storage, etc.)
