Ecosystem Restoration through Managing Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) (Satoyama Initiative Thematic Review)

Foreword
Foreword
Preface
	Reference
Acknowledgement
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction
	1.1 Global Call for Ecosystem Restoration
	1.2 Relevance of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes to Ecosystem Restoration
	1.3 Objectives and Structure of the Book
	References
Chapter 2: Community-Based Woodland Restoration for Livelihoods and Sustainable Wood Fuel Utilisation in the Mole Ecological L...
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Methods
		2.2.1 Case Study Area Description
		2.2.2 Interventions in Response to Landscape Challenges
	2.3 Results and Discussion
		2.3.1 Summary Results-Interventions in Response to Landscape Challenges
		2.3.2 Results from the Interventions and their Implications
	2.4 Lessons Learnt and Their Applications
	2.5 Conclusions and Recommendations
	References
Chapter 3: Community-Based Rangeland Restoration for Climate Resilience and Pastoral Livelihoods in Chyulu, Kenya
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Materials and Methods
		3.2.1 Description of Study Area
		3.2.2 Data Collection
	3.3 Results of Ecological and Socio-Economic Dynamics Assessment
		3.3.1 Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Results
			3.3.1.1 Land Vegetation Cover Changes
			3.3.1.2 Landscape Degradation and Land Productivity (Fig. 3.7)
		3.3.2 Socio-Economic Status of the Group Ranches
			3.3.2.1 Traditional Governance Structure for Natural Resources Management
			3.3.2.2 Actions Proposed by Communities to Reverse Landscape Degradation Threats
	3.4 Designing of the Rangeland Restoration in Chyulu Hills Landscape
		3.4.1 Overall Approach of the RRC Project
		3.4.2 Multi-Stakeholder-Driven Rangeland Restoration Strategy
		3.4.3 Progress and Achievements
			3.4.3.1 Group Ranch Governance Capacity and Conservation Agreements
			3.4.3.2 Strengthened Natural Resource Management Skills
			3.4.3.3 Restoration of Degraded Rangeland Using Livestock and Restoration Crews
			3.4.3.4 Carbon Accounting
		3.4.4 Future Challenges and Opportunities in the Restoration of the Chyulu Hills Landscape
	3.5 Discussion and Lessons Learnt
	3.6 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 4: Initiation of SEPLS Approach from World Peace Biodiversity Park (WPBP), Pokhara in Panchase Region of Nepal
	4.1 Background on the Panchase Forest Conservation Area
		4.1.1 Ecotourism in the Panchase Forest Conservation Area
	4.2 Description of Study Area
		4.2.1 Conservation Value and Challenges
	4.3 Technical Approaches and Methods
		4.3.1 Roles of Different Stakeholders
		4.3.2 Activities and Measures
	4.4 Results
	4.5 Discussion
	4.6 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 5: Community-Based Restoration of Agroforestry Parklands in Kapelebyong District, North Eastern Uganda
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Materials and Methods
		5.2.1 Study Area
		5.2.2 Implementation of Activities
		5.2.3 Data Analysis
	5.3 Results and Discussion
		5.3.1 Documentation of Tree Species and Traditional Knowledge
			5.3.1.1 Diversity of Tree Species
			5.3.1.2 Uses of Parkland Trees
			5.3.1.3 Knowledge of Preserving Trees in Parklands
			5.3.1.4 Tree Management Techniques
			5.3.1.5 Harvesting Techniques
		5.3.2 Raising Community Awareness on Agroforestry Parklands
		5.3.3 Restoring Tree Cover in Cultivated Fields
	5.4 Conclusion, Lessons, Challenges, Opportunities, and Recommendations
		5.4.1 Conclusions
		5.4.2 Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities
		5.4.3 Recommendations
	Appendix 1 Agroforestry parkland tree species and their uses in Kapelebyong District, Uganda
	References
Chapter 6: Farmland Management Strategies by Smallholder Farmers in the Mount Bamboutos Landscape in Cameroon
	6.1 Introduction
		6.1.1 Social, Cultural, Economic, and Environmental Aspects of the Study Area
		6.1.2 Farmland Management Strategies in the Mount Bamboutos Landscape
	6.2 Methods
		6.2.1 Participatory Monitoring of Impacts of the Project on the Landscape
		6.2.2 Survey Data Analysis
	6.3 Results
		6.3.1 Socio-Demographic Situation of Respondents
		6.3.2 Farmland Soil Fertility Management Practices
		6.3.3 Cropping Systems Practiced
		6.3.4 Agroforestry Practices and Organic Manure Production
		6.3.5 Nursery Establishment
		6.3.6 Food and Nutrition Security
	6.4 Conclusion and Lessons Learnt
	References
Chapter 7: Traditional Regenerative Agriculture as a Sustainable Landscape Approach: Lessons from India and Thailand
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 TRA as a Form of Ecosystem Restoration and Factors that Threaten It
	7.3 Traditional Techniques for Rapid Forest Recovery in Short Fallow Cultivation Cycles
		7.3.1 Nagaland, India
		7.3.2 Chiang Rai, Thailand
	7.4 Discussion
		7.4.1 Environmental Perspectives
		7.4.2 Socio-Economic Perspectives
		7.4.3 Opportunities and Challenges
	7.5 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 8: Restoring Rice Paddies and Rice Agro-Ecosystem Services Through a Participatory Seed Conservation and Exchange Prog...
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 The Intervention Site: Wayalnadu-``Land of Rice Fields´´
	8.3 Methodology
		8.3.1 Farmers´ Training on Climate-Resilient Agricultural Practices
		8.3.2 Facilitation of Participatory Seed Purification, Exchange, and Market Linkage
		8.3.3 Organising Seed Festivals
	8.4 Results
		8.4.1 Conservation of Traditional Rice Varieties and Preservation of Ecosystem Services
		8.4.2 Promotion of Climate-Resilient Traditional Varieties
		8.4.3 Socio-Economic Empowerment
		8.4.4 Promotion of Alternate Livelihoods and Recreational Activities
	8.5 Discussion: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward
	8.6 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 9: Community-Based Approach to Wetland Restoration: Case Study of the Songor Wetland, Ghana
	9.1 Introduction
	9.2 Methodology
		9.2.1 Study Area
		9.2.2 Study Population and Sampling Method
		9.2.3 Data Collection
		9.2.4 Data Analysis
	9.3 Results
		9.3.1 Demographic Characteristics of Respondents
		9.3.2 Assessment of the Ecological Value of the Songor Wetland
		9.3.3 Communal Approaches to Ecological Restoration of the Wetland
		9.3.4 Current Management Practices Under the Communal Restoration Approaches
	9.4 Discussion and Lessons Learnt
		9.4.1 Discussion
		9.4.2 Emerging Challenges to Community Approaches to Wetland Restoration
		9.4.3 Lessons Learnt
	9.5 Conclusion and Recommendations
	References
Chapter 10: An Integrated Seascape Approach to Revitalise Ecosystems and Livelihoods in Shimoni-Vanga, Kenya
	10.1 Introduction
	10.2 The Seascape
		10.2.1 Geography
		10.2.2 Biological Resources and Land Use
		10.2.3 Socio-Economic Context
	10.3 Challenges and Opportunities
		10.3.1 Environmental and Social Challenges
		10.3.2 Opportunities for Ecosystem Conservation and Livelihood Development
	10.4 Activities, Achievements, and Impacts
		10.4.1 The Seascape Approach
		10.4.2 Stakeholder Engagement and Use of Resilience Indicators
		10.4.3 Seascape Strategy and Community-Led Landscape Projects
		10.4.4 Achievements and Impacts to Date
	10.5 Discussion
		10.5.1 Key Innovations for Replication
		10.5.2 Progress at the Seascape Level
		10.5.3 Lessons Learned and Moving Forward
	10.6 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 11: Engaging Local People in Conserving the Socio-Ecological Production Landscape and Seascape by Practicing Collabora...
	11.1 Introduction
		11.1.1 Background
		11.1.2 Socio-Economic and Environmental Characteristics of the Area
		11.1.3 Objective and Rationale
	11.2 Methodology
		11.2.1 Pre-Planning and Call to Action
		11.2.2 Capacity Building
		11.2.3 On-Site Practical Implementation: Coastal Ecosystem Conservation
	11.3 Results
		11.3.1 Observations
			11.3.1.1 Mapping Residents´ Attitudes Through IPA
			11.3.1.2 Developing Strategies Through a Focus Group Meeting
		11.3.2 Capacity Building
			11.3.2.1 Enhancing Locals´ Awareness of Resource Utilisation
			11.3.2.2 Transforming Experiences into Knowledge Facilitation
		11.3.3 Coastal Ecosystem Conservation Actions
			11.3.3.1 Local Marine Resource Utilisation Survey
			11.3.3.2 New Actions: From Users to Citizen Scientists
			11.3.3.3 Co-Creating Panel Data of Ecosystems
	11.4 Lessons Learned
	11.5 Conclusions
	Appendix
	References
Chapter 12: Multi-Stakeholder Platform for Coastal Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Livelihood in Sanniang Bay in Guangxi...
	12.1 Introduction
		12.1.1 Environmental and Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Area
		12.1.2 Problem Analysis
		12.1.3 Objectives and Rationale
	12.2 Methodology
		12.2.1 Study Site
		12.2.2 Participatory Research Approach
		12.2.3 Stakeholder Roles
	12.3 Description of Activities and Results
		12.3.1 Villager Participatory Fishery Conservation Group
		12.3.2 Community Fishery Resources and Traditional Culture Registration Atlas
			12.3.2.1 Surveys on Fishing Culture and Documentation of Traditional Knowledge
		12.3.3 Participatory Horseshoe Crab Conservation Plan
		12.3.4 Training on Recycling and Management of Beach Waste and Marine Debris
		12.3.5 Exploring Alternative Livelihoods: Ecological Tourism
		12.3.6 Biocultural Education
	12.4 Lessons Learned
	12.5 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 13: Capacitating Philippine Indigenous and Local Institutions and Actualising Local Synergies on Restorative Ridge-to-...
	13.1 Introduction
	13.2 Methods
		13.2.1 Institutionalisation and Capacitating the IPLCs
		13.2.2 Actualising Local Synergies on Restorative Ridge-to-Reef Biodiversity Conservation for Food Security and Livelihoods
	13.3 Results and Discussion
		13.3.1 Institutionalisation and Capacitating IPLCs
		13.3.2 Actualising Local Synergies
	13.4 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 14: Synthesis: Ecosystem Restoration in the Context of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)
	14.1 Concept: Can Landscape Approaches Underpin Ecosystem Restoration?
	14.2 Methodology
	14.3 How Can We Leverage Landscape Approaches in Restoring Ecosystems for More Sustainable Futures?
		14.3.1 Challenges in Ecosystem Restoration
		14.3.2 Way Forward: Opportunities for Synergistic Restoration
	14.4 Conclusion
	References