5 Credibility and Verification - Zaldivar & Donovan
Channel: ISTF-Global
Date: 2022-08-09

5. Ecosystem restoration: Credibility and verification approach at the field level
Richard Zell Donovan, Hernán Zaldívar
Preferred by Nature, Global

Preferred by Nature has developed a new verification tool, a standard that focuses on assessing the performance of ecosystem restoration at the field level, in several biomes, and of course with a special focus on the tropical forest. This Standard allows communication in a positive and credible manner regarding the restoration efforts and demonstrates that the resources are invested in the right direction. Through the combination of technical, environmental, social, and economic attributes, the Standard provides a structured approach and detailed checklist for verifying ecosystem restoration practices at the field level and help to help communities and project managers to direct the efforts and show that everything has been verified against a robust Standard.