Exploration and consolidation of silvicultural knowledge for sustainable management of forest sites in the South Ecuadorian Andes

新热带山地雨林的森林砍伐不仅会导致生物多样性的丧失，还会破坏生计的社会经济基础。该项目旨在建立可持续管理厄瓜多尔南部不同森林资源（自然和管理的森林、废弃土地）所需的造林和生态知识。这些活动包括三个互补的研究部分：i)本地物种森林生殖材料的管理；Ii)以本地物种重新造林不同类型的废弃牧场；Iii)天然林和潜在种子来源的管理。调查涵盖了不同尺度的活动，从种子、单株树木、林分到生态系统。在新阶段，我们将深化对不同退化程度的森林生态系统的综合研究。新的调查将侧重于澄清直接播种作为恢复退化生态系统替代种植的潜力，以及作为补充利用选择的非热带植物限制性植物木质作物的繁殖。将消除在可持续森林生态系统管理的造林基础知识方面仍然存在的差距，并将把所有成果整合到有助于维持自然森林资源及其生物多样性、减少森林砍伐、林业部门的可持续发展和确保人民的社会经济需要的区域概念。

Deforestation in neotropical montane rain forests does not only lead to loss of biodiversity, but also to destruction of the socioeconomic basis for livelihood. The project aims at building-up silvicultural and ecological knowledge needed for sustainable management of different forest resources (natural and managed forests, abandoned land) in South Ecuador. The activities consider three complementary research sections: i) management of forest reproductive material of native species; ii) reforestation of different types of abandoned pastures with native species; iii) management of natural forests and potential seed sources. The investigations encompass activities on different scales ranging from seeds, individual trees, forest stands, to ecosystems. In the new phase we will deepen our integrative research in undisturbed und disturbed forest ecosystems with different degrees of degradation. New investigations will focus on clarifying the potential of direct seeding as alternative to planting for restoration of degraded ecosystems and on propagation of woody NTFP crops as supplemental utilisation option. The still existing gaps in the knowledge of the silvicultural bases for sustainable forest ecosystem management will be closed and all results will be consolidated towards regional concepts that contribute to the maintenance of the natural forest resources and its biodiversity, reduced deforestation, sustainable development of the forestry sector, and ensurance of the socio-economic needs of the people.