#restoration-monitoring

Headline tree-planting counts measure seedlings in the ground, not living forest years later. Wrong species, wrong site, no aftercare, and monocultures mean large shares of planted trees die — yet the numbers are routinely used to claim climate and biodiversity impact.

Record recovery actions, costs, baselines, methods, outcomes, failures and revisions in a shared evidence system so conservation programs can compare and reuse reliable lessons.

Restore sites that are not recovering with diverse, locally appropriate species and structures suited to plausible future climate and fire regimes.

Track vegetation, soil, habitat and invasive species after fire so restoration is used where natural recovery is inadequate rather than by default.

Re-establish locally appropriate peat-forming and wetland vegetation after hydrological repair to stabilize the site and support long-term recovery.

Following the 2015 peat-fire crisis, Indonesia established a dedicated Peatland Restoration Agency to implement canal blocking, rewetting, and community-based restoration across priority peatland regions. Implementation…