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Part I. Global Perspectives for Ecological Restoration: 1. Thechallenges of humanity in the twenty-first century and the role of ecologicalrestoration Francisco A. Comin; 2. The global carbon cycle: current researchand uncertainties in the sources and sinks of carbon Dario Papale andRiccardo Valentini; 3. Using international carbon markets to finance forestrestoration Johannes Ebeling, Malika Virah-Sawmy and Pedro Moura Costa; 4.The value of a restored earth and its contribution to a sustainable anddesirable future Robert Costanza; 5. Focal restoration Eric Higgs; 6. Ethicaldimensions of ecological restoration Rebecca L. Vidra and Theodore H. Shear;Part II. Towards the Practice of Ecological Restoration at Global Scale: 7.Undertaking forest restoration on a landscape scale in the humid tropics:matching theory and practice in developed and developing countries DavidLamb; 8. Land degradation and ecological restoration in China Bojie Fu, DongNiu, Yihe Lu, Guohua Liu and Wenwu Zhao; 9. Conservation, restoration andcreation of wetlands: a global perspective William J. Mitsch; 10. Uses,abuses and restoration of the coastal zone Francisco A. Comin, Jordi Serraand Jorge A. Herrera; 11. Spatial ecological solutions to mesh nature andpeople: Boston suburb, Barcelona region, and other urban regions Richard T.T. Forman; 12. The role of ecological modelling in ecosystem restoration SvenErik Jorgensen; 13. Restoration as a bridge for cooperation and peace AmosBrandeis.