BioRestNet: A Network of Biocultural Restortaion

Felipe Melo

Nottingham Trent University

Why a network?

  • It is the best way to scale up restoration
  • Allows sharing of knowledge
  • Strengthen actions
  • Creates models

Research Component

Biocultural restoration

Theme 1 - Biocultural Restoration

  • Compile the culturally important species
  • Understand the multiple use for humans
  • Assess the value the biocultural core of species

Theme 2 - Functional Effectiveness

  • What is the functional profile of the culturally important species?
  • How much ecological function is retained?

Theme 2 - Functional Effectiveness

  • A randomized-structured experiment
  • Placed at the Savanna site
  • Control and simulate
    • Disturbance
    • Climate variables (water)

- inspired by NutNNet

Theme 3 - Landscape Drivers of Change

  • Distribution of the Biocultural core of species
  • Current and future climate
  • Priority areas for Biocultural Restoration
  • Sensitive areas

Action Component

Training local community hubs

  • Map communities at the Coastal, Montane and Savannah
    • Workshops for seed collectors
    • Restoration Supply Chain
    • Gender equity

Thank you