Forward MessageChapter 1introductionTHEME 1: restoring ecosystems and speciesChapter 2Grassy community restorationChapter 3Restoring Tropical Forests: Lessons Learned from Case Studies on Three ContinentsChapter 4Ecological Approaches to Forest Restoration:Lessons learned from Tropical Wet AsiaChapter 5Temperate Forest RestorationChapter 6Just add water? The processes needed for wetland and riparian restoration. Chapter 7Using degree of natural regeneration potential to guide selection of plant community restoration approachesChapter 8Rare and Threatened Plant Conservation Translocations: Lessons Learned and Future DirectionsTHEME 2: restoring highly human-modified systemsChapter 2Grassy community restorationChapter 3Restoring Tropical Forests: Lessons Learned from Case Studies on Three ContinentsChapter 4Ecological Approaches to Forest Restoration:Lessons learned from Tropical Wet AsiaChapter 5Temperate Forest RestorationChapter 6Just add water? The processes needed for wetland and riparian restoration. Chapter 7Using degree of natural regeneration potential to guide selection of plant community restoration approachesChapter 8Rare and Threatened Plant Conservation Translocations: Lessons Learned and Future DirectionsTHEME 3: Other important aspects of restorationChapter 12Strengthening the global native seed supply chain for ecological restorationChapter 13Restoration genetics a consideration of lessons and opportunitiesTHEME 4: Socio-economic aspects of RestorationChapter 14Ecological restoration: A critical social and political practiceChapter 15The economics of ecological restorationFinal synthesisChapter 16A final word from the editors?