
MENP aims
at designing landscapes for the future, based on the main premise of
large-scale ecological networks (ENs). ENs are networks of corridors and
nodes which maintain compositional biodiversity and ecosystem services
in an agro-forestry setting. ENs include all features that a nature
reserve would have, and therefore show emergent principles over simple
corridors. These emergent principles include maintenance and management
of such valuable landscape features as hilltops and wetlands. The
findings to date are very encouraging, and emphasize that ENs are a
conservation measure that will enable sustainable forestry into the
future. More...