Abstract
The international community has set ambitious targets for restoring degraded landscapes and forests at the global level following the increased recognition of the various roles of forests. However, the factors driving deforestation and forest degradation, such as population growth, economic development, and the increased global demand for raw materials, such as food, fiber and energy, have not been well addressed. Long-term planning and adaptive management at the landscape level are needed to receive various ecosystem services from restored forests. Activities to restore forest landscapes will succeed only when the factors driving deforestation and forest degradation are controlled. Thus, restoring forest landscapes should not be rushed.
