Optimizing Forest & Landscape Restoration

Identified reforestation areas based on ecosystem services and their benefits to people. Co-developed and applied the Restoration Opportunities Optimization Tool (ROOT), an ecosystem service software tool, to identify restoration opportunities that provide the greatest benefits at the lowest cost. Published the analysis for the six countries listed below as part of The Nature Conservancy's 2017 report titled "Beyond the Source: The environmental, economic, and community benefits of source water protection." 

  1. Brazil (Espirito Santo)
  2. Colombia (Cartagena, Medellín, Cali, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cucuta)
  3. Costa Rica
  4. El Salvador
  5. Malawi
  6. Myanmar -> Learn about Myanmar's Natural Capital.

Collaborators: International Union for Conservation and Nature (IUCN).

Project Category: Sustainable Development Planning Sustainable, Livable Cities 
Project Status:  Completed