Call for papers Special Issue “The Governance of Natural Forest Regrowth as a Restoration Option”

Guest Editors:

Dr. Manuel R. Guariguata

CIFOR

Dr. Lalisa Duguma

ICRAF

Dr. Pham Thu Thuy

CIFOR

Suggested topics

• The persistence of naturally regenerated forests: policy and normative issues;
• Land sparing vs. land sharing: implications for the long-term persistence of natural forest regrowth;
• Large-scale restoration through natural forest regrowth: challenges and opportunities;
• Research capacity and curricular development in the context of natural forest regrowth;
• Innovative business models, incentive schemes and their socioeconomic effectiveness;
• Intersectorial conflicts and concordances on the governance of naturally regenerated forests;
• Agrarian reform and drivers of natural forest regeneration;
• The role of natural forest regrowth in national restoration targets at multiple scales;
• Socioecological mapping and classification of natural forest regrowth;
• Dynamics of the urban-to-rural nexus and the fate of naturally regrown forests;
• Extrasectorial policies influencing the development and permanence of naturally regenerated forests;
• The governance of carbon stocks in the context of natural forest regrowth.