This video highlights a nature-based, rainforest regeneration solution in Ecuador that uses “tree islands.” This reforestation experiment plants patches of trees in deforested areas to attract animals, nature’s own seed dispersers, back into barren areas. If this experiment works, then tree islands could be a cost-effective solution to restoring lost rainforests and help them naturally regain their biodiversity.
Students will develop an understanding of rainforest dynamics and conservation challenges through a case study that applies the practice of designing and testing solutions.