Circular Economy and Ecosystem Restoration

This book delivers practical strategies for applying circular economy principles to ecosystem restoration, offering real solutions to land degradation, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, and climate change. Designed for professionals, decision-makers, and sustainability practitioners, it provides actionable guidance on integrating sustainable land management, renewable resources, and waste reduction into restoration efforts.

Understand how sustainable land management can restore degraded soils and support long-term ecological resilience. Apply circular water management to improve water security, reduce freshwater extraction, and promote reuse. Learn how biodiversity conservation connects with circular agriculture and regenerative land use. Implement effective waste reduction strategies to eliminate landfill dependency and reduce pollution. Utilize renewable resources in place of finite inputs to reduce environmental impact and support restoration. Design and apply closed-loop systems to keep materials and nutrients in circulation. Support climate change adaptation through restoration projects that store carbon and build resilience. Leverage frameworks for ecosystem resilience that integrate circular economy into policy, planning, and practice.

This essential guide to the circular economy for ecosystem restoration equips readers with proven approaches to achieving sustainable land management, biodiversity conservation, climate change solutions, waste reduction, water security, and the use of renewable resources for long-term environmental sustainability.