Despite the best efforts of conservationists and policy makers we continue to lose tropical forests. The Earth’s human population passed the 7 billion mark in 2011 and is expected to reach 11 billion this century. An ever- increasing human population will be forced to rely on dwindling forests for the goods and environmental services they provide. Stress on forested land will undoubtedly be exacerbated by climate change.
SMART REFORESTATION® is the process by which land is managed to maximize the flow of different goods and services for the benefit of multiple stakeholders in response to global change. At the landscape scale, efficient yet practical land use planning is needed so that different areas are appropriately allocated for reforestation, sustainable agriculture, urbanization, protected areas, and other land uses that optimize the different ecosystem services derived from the landscape mosaic. At more local scales, it goes beyond sound land use planning to include the intellig
