Guidelines for the Development of Upscaling Plans

Setting spatial scale. Identification of the spatial scale for restoration sets the border of the initiative – what is the potential for what you learned to be implemented across a much larger area? It has direct implication on which stakeholders to consider and relate to governance as policies and regulations may vary across jurisdictions. Hence, the geographical extent constitutes a scale that should be defined. If the landscape/s are highly heterogenous in terms of habitats, biodiversity and land-use it will be challenging to develop a coherent and relevant restoration program. However, at the same time a larger scale opens for more options and alternative sites to implement restoration and allow prioritization among alternative areas. A larger scale also opens for the possibility to explore a range of alternative options/scenarios for upscaling.