Conservation Biology​​​ in the Boreal
HOW DOES NEWFOUNDLAND and LABRADOR COMPARE??​
Restoration
Restoration is an invaluable tool in the world of conservation biology. When an area has suffered ecological damage and a loss of biodiversity often times it is incapable of recovering on its own. When this situation arises outside help is needed to restore the habitat. Restoration efforts can be terrestrial or aquatic, but they are both the same in the sense that these projects, whether on land or water, are extremely complex to design, they require huge amounts of effort and research, they're incredibly expensive to undertake and success is not always guaranteed. That being said restoring an environment to a pristine condition is every conservationists dream and the chance of success is worth the trials and tribulations.


​Restoration efforts often go hand in hand with government and government agencies. There are laws and legislations that must be followed. This larger amount of 'red-tape' can be at times both helpful and a hindrance. Politicians don't always see the biological aspects of things and are usually concerned more so with the dollar signs, but those dollar signs given out by the government for these projects are often the only way any large-scale restoration projects can be completed 1.
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While generally a good thing, restoration projects themselves should not always be relied on to fix the problems humans have caused in the natural environment. People are sometimes under the misconception that restoration is a much easier, simpler and more effective process than it actually is. In reality a huge amount of work has to be put into these projects in terms of research before they can even get off the ground – you have to be sure that you're attempts to fix something won't make everything worse 1. In the end it's very difficult to restore a compromised area back to it's pristine state; ecosystems are vastly complex and in terms of biodiversity 100% complete restoration at every trophic level is a lofty goal indeed. Still, there is no denying that restoration has had some resounding success when it comes to rescuing an ecosystem which is what the focus of this website is – the success stories. Conservation news is often full of heart-breaking stories of lost species and disappearing ecosystems, but there are some spots of light amidst all of the doom and gloom. The pages below will take you through some of restorations success story and teach you about projects done all over the world!

* references for all pages are seen as a subscripted white number ie. 1. ​To access the full list of references just visit the references page via the link below!