Decision Support Platform

We have developed and applied a multi-criteria approach to optimize scenarios for ecosystem restoration, conservation, and conversion actions for strategic land use planning. Our approach identifies the most suitable locations for the implementation of these actions through linear programming, taking into account customizable criteria for biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, and cost minimization.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRIORITY AREAS FOR RESTORATION

Restoring 20% of the world's priority areas will:

  • Reduce threats to biodiversity by

    75%

    in the biodiversity conservation maximization and climate change mitigation scenario, 26% more than the non-optimized scenario.

  • Remove

    14 GtCO2

    from the atmosphere in biodiversity conservation maximization and climate change mitigation scenario, which is 56% more than the non-optimized scenario.

  • Decrease by

    US$ 2.998

    the cost per hectare restored in the cost minimization scenario, a 70% saving over the non-optimized scenario.

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Research article: Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration

The article published in Nature's scientific journal presents an unprecedented approach to multi-criteria optimization (PLANGEA) which identifies priority areas for ecosystem restoration in all biomes, estimating their benefits and costs. It is pointed out that restoring 30% of converted land would reduce species' extinction risk by 71% and remove 49% of the carbon emitted since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Including different biomes is key to achieving multiple benefits and can increase the cost-effectiveness of biodiversity by thirteen (13) times with multi-criteria spatial allocations.

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