Forest restoration occupies centre stage in global conversations about carbon removal and biodiversity conservation, but recent research rarely acknowledges social dimensions or environmental justice implications related to its implementation. We find that 294.5 million people live on tropical forest restoration opportunity land in the Global South, including 12% of the total population in low-income countries. Forest landscape restoration that prioritizes local communities by affording them rights to manage and restore forests provides a promising option to align global agendas for climate mitigation, conservation, environmental justice and sustainable development.

在关于碳清除和生物多样性保护的全球对话中，森林恢复占据着中心位置，但是最近的研究很少承认与森林恢复有关的社会层面或环境正义含义。我们发现，全球南方有2.945亿人居住在热带森林恢复机会土地上，其中包括低收入国家总人口的12％。通过赋予当地人管理和恢复森林的权利，森林景观的恢复成为当地社区的优先事项，这是一个有前途的选择，可以使减缓气候变化，保护气候，保护环境正义和可持续发展的全球议程保持一致。