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Soil Restoration and Monitoring Guidelines
4. How to monitor?
Monitoring and evaluation are crucial for tracking progress and assessing the effectiveness of restoration efforts. When monitoring, it is essential to establish a baseline by mapping soil capability and to monitor the soil condition before and after the restoration measures.
4.1 Establish a baseline by mapping soil capability
In order to effectively monitor the impact and success of restoration, it is important to establish a baseline that provides a detailed inventory of the existing forest conditions and allows to see if forest restoration is effective.
4.2 Monitor soil condition before and after restoration using scalable indicators
Post-restoration mapping enables the tracking of vegetation regrowth, soil recovery, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity returns over time, providing evidence of restoration success or highlighting areas needing additional support.