Contact

Dr Shirley Pierce Cowling
scowling@kingsley.co.za
Restoration Research Group

VISION

R3G aims to:

  • make a significant contribution to the practice of actively restoring natural capital by providing scientifically defensible information on the i) operational requirements, ii) valuation, and iii) delivery of ecosystem services and goods,
  • provide practical information to managers to enable sound environmental decisions,
  • make significant progress towards enabling procurement of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES),
  • mainstream the value of restoring natural capital amongst the general public, and in particular communal and freehold landowners, relevant government departments and municipal authorities, and the business sector,
  • publish its findings in the peer-reviewed literature,
  • establish itself as a prominent group in the field of restoration,
  • establish partnerships and collaboration with other groups and individuals in the field of restoration; locally, nationally and internationally.