Valuing marine restoration beyond the 'too small and too expensive'. (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McAfee, Dominic; Costanza, Robert; Connell, Sean D.
• Is Part Of: Trends in ecology & evolution. Volume 36:Number 11(2021)
• Page Start: 968
• Page End: 971
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: ecosystem restoration -- socio-ecological adaptability -- social well-being; Ecology -- Periodicals; Evolution (Biology) -- Periodicals; 576.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.08.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-5347

Abstract

Abstract : Restoration is criticized as ineffectively small scale, a smoke screen against global-scale action. Yet, large-scale solutions arise from small-scale successes, which inject social values and optimism needed for global investment. Human values are central to achieving socio-ecological sustainability; understanding human behavior is now arguably more important than understanding the ecological processes.