Evaluating the Role of Landscape Restoration in Enhancing Biodiversity Resilience to Climate Extremes
DOI::
https://doi.org/10.70102/AEJ.2025.17.2.37کلمات کلیدی:
Landscape restoration, Biodiversity resilience, Climate extremes, Ecosystem services, Drought, Floods, Restoration strategies.چکیده
Landscape restoration has been a significant strategy for increasing biodiversity resilience amid growing vulnerability to climate extremes. Extreme events, aggravated by climate change, pose a substantial threat to biodiversity and ecosystems. The recovery of the depleted landscapes, such as reforestation and grassland recovery, and wetland recovery, is necessary to enhance ecosystem services and climate shock resilience to biodiversity. The paper discusses the value of landscape restoration in enhancing biodiversity resilience, focusing on the ability of restored ecosystems to reduce the effects of climate extremes, including droughts, floods, and heatwaves. Analysis of statistical results from several case studies reveals a strong correlation between restored landscapes and biodiversity. In single research, the biodiversity indices grew by 30 percent after the large-scale restoration efforts, and species survival during drought grew by 25 percent in the restored forests relative to the degraded areas. Methodologically, it conducted meta-analyses of the effects of landscape restoration across a variety of ecosystems, based on 50 peer-reviewed studies conducted over the last 10 years. Findings show that restoring ecosystems not only benefits biodiversity but also enhances ecosystem function, especially for climate risk mitigation. The results highlight the need to consider restoration alongside climate adaptation. The conclusion highlights the need to continue investing in landscape restoration as an effective measure to enhance biodiversity resilience. It also demands more detailed, long-term research to gain better insight into the complex relationships within restored ecosystems across diverse climatic conditions.