Monitoring of socioeconomic impacts has often been ignored in restoration projects. Here, we design a multi-criteria matrix to evaluate the socioeconomic implications of the Ecuadorian National Plan of Forest Restoration at local scale. We also aimed to identify the drivers that led to project sustainability, which was defined as peoples' willingness to continue restoration activities without economic incentives. The multi-criteria matrix was translated into surveys for the technicians and local people who participated in the project. They were applied to six parishes of southern Ecuador. Between 2% to 43% of parish populations were engaged with the projects. No local business initiatives were created and economic incentives were only related to monetary payments. In half of the parishes, people were consulted about which species should be planted. About 45% of participants claimed to have received training during the restoration project. Higher community participation was perceived in implementation than in planning or monitoring. Most people agreed that the projects benefited the community either through improvements to water or through short-term cash income obtained during planting activities. High participation and satisfaction levels significantly increased the likelihood of participants continuing with the restoration activities even without monetary incentive. Our results suggest the economic contributions of the project should go beyond short-term payments and should be rooted in long-term benefits to land productivity. This study helps to identify additional non-monetary benefits, such as continuous technical assistance or social conflict resolution, that may be crucial for long-term sustainability of restoration projects.

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参与增加了人们在经济激励之外维持恢复地区的意愿

在恢复项目中，对社会经济影响的监测常常被忽视。在这里，我们设计了一个多标准矩阵来评估厄瓜多尔国家森林恢复计划在当地范围内的社会经济影响。我们还旨在确定导致项目可持续性的驱动因素，其定义为人们愿意在没有经济激励的情况下继续恢复活动。多标准矩阵被转化为对参与该项目的技术人员和当地人的调查。它们被应用于厄瓜多尔南部的六个教区。2% 到 43% 的教区人口参与了这些项目。没有创建本地商业计划，经济激励措施仅与货币支付有关。在一半的教区中，人们就应该种植哪些物种进行了咨询。大约 45% 的参与者声称在修复项目期间接受了培训。实施中的社区参与度高于规划或监测。大多数人同意这些项目通过改善水源或通过种植活动获得的短期现金收入使社区受益。即使没有金钱激励，高参与度和满意度也显着增加了参与者继续进行修复活动的可能性。我们的结果表明，该项目的经济贡献应该超越短期支付，应该植根于对土地生产力的长期利益。这项研究有助于确定额外的非货币收益，