Real Good or Feel-Good? Does Ecosystem Restoration Pay Off?

Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 14:21 in Earth & Climate

Is pulling up invasive kudzu worth the effort? What about sprucing up a degraded stream channel? Restoring damaged ecosystems has long been an act of faith on the part of nature-lovers, but now a new study provides the strongest evidence to date that the practice is not only good for biodiversity, but also for humanity. [More]

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