Restoration planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation in the city of Durban, South Africa

Mugwedi, Lutendo F. and Ray-Mukherjee, Jayanti and Roy, Kathryn E. and Egoh, Benis N. and Pouzols, Federico M. and Douwes, Errol and Boon, Richard and O’Donoghue, Sean and Slotow, Rob and Di Minin, Enrico and Moilanen, Atte and Rouget, Mathieu (2018) Restoration planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation in the city of Durban, South Africa. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 14 (1). pp. 132-144. ISSN 2151-3732

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Abstract

Effective planning of a large-scale restoration project is challenging, because of the range of factors that need to be considered (e.g. restoration of multiple habitats with varying degradation levels, multiple restoration goals and limited conservation resources). Ecological restoration planning studies typically focus on biodiversity and ecosystem services, rather than employment and other co-benefits. Robust Offsetting (RobOff), a restoration planning tool, was used in a forest restoration project in Durban, South Africa, to plan forest restoration considering a mosaic of habitats with varying levels of degradation, diverse restoration actions, a limited budget and multiple (biodiversity, carbon stock and employment) goals. To achieve this, the restoration action currently being implemented (= current action) was compared to three restoration alternatives. The three restoration alternatives included (1) natural regeneration action; (2) carbon action; and (3) biodiversity action. The results supported biodiversity action as most beneficial in terms of maximizing biodiversity, carbon storage and job creation. Results showed that investing in biodiversity action is preferable to the status quo. RobOff ensured optimal allocation of limited resources to actions and habitats that have a potential to achieve higher biodiversity, carbon storage and job creation.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Mugwedi, Lutendo F. and Ray-Mukherjee, Jayanti and Roy, Kathryn E. and Egoh, Benis N. and Pouzols, Federico M. and Douwes, Errol and Boon, Richard and O’Donoghue, Sean and Slotow, Rob and Di Minin, Enrico and Moilanen, Atte and Rouget, Mathieu
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Biodiversity prioritization, carbon stock, conservation resource allocation, decision-making tool, creating employment, RobOff software, tree planting
Subjects:	Social sciences > Economics > Production > Sustainable development Social sciences > Law > Labor, social, education & cultural law > Miscellaneous social problems and services > Environmental protection Natural Sciences > Life sciences; biology > Ecology
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7241
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2018.1483967

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