Ecosystem Accelerated Restoration Forest
Hybrid forestation for carbon, biodiversity and stable slopes.
📍 Degraded hill forests, CHT
AERF~190 tC/ha
Carbon potential
Hybrid forest
Method
Bio-engineering
Slope control
Overview
A hybrid forestation and carbon-credit forest model that restores degraded hill forests — propagating local species for carbon sequestration while stabilising slopes against landslides and erosion.
AERF is HEAL's applied restoration model for degraded hill landscapes, combining hybrid forestation techniques with carbon-credit forestry. Reforested degraded hill forest is estimated to sequester on the order of 190 tonnes of carbon per hectare.
The model pairs ecological restoration with resilience engineering — bio-engineering techniques such as vetiver and contour planting stabilise slopes against landslides and soil erosion, protecting both ecosystems and livelihoods.
It underpins biodiversity business incubation and community seed banks that preserve local, climate-resilient crop varieties, and provides a continuous data source for HEAL's research programmes.
Key highlights
- ~190 tC/ha carbon-sequestration potential in reforested hills
- Local-species propagation & community seed banks
- Bio-engineering: vetiver and contour planting
- Foundation for biodiversity business incubation