Smart allocation of restoration funds

自欧洲人定居以来，澳大利亚四分之一以上的原生森林和林地已被砍伐，迫切需要恢复植被，以避免物种和生态系统服务(如清洁空气和水)的进一步损失。该项目旨在开发新的理论和方法，帮助环境管理者为植被恢复分配恢复资金，以解决规避风险和实现投资回报最大化之间的紧张关系。恢复生态学家和决策科学家在这里与来自黄金海岸的自然区管理人员合作，使恢复的公共支出更加有效、高效和透明。

Over a quarter of Australia’s native forests and woodlands have been cleared since European settlement, and vegetation restoration is urgently needed to avoid further loss of species and ecosystem services (such as clean air and water). This project aims to develop new theory and methods to help environmental managers allocate restoration funds for vegetation recovery in a way that addresses the tension between risk aversion and aspirations to maximise return on investment. Restoration ecologists and decision scientists are here partnered with natural area managers from the City of Gold Coast, to make public expenditure on restoration more effective, efficient and transparent.