Surveys of 54 conservation workers on Mauritius and Rodrigues show native habitat restoration leans on weeding out invasive species, planting nursery-grown natives and monitoring. Most obstacles are organizational and political, yet the fixes people suggest are mostly technical, so the biggest barriers may go unaddressed.
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Surveyed 54 conservation practitioners on Mauritius and Rodrigues, using hierarchical clustering to group their restoration activities into four clusters.
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Invasive species control, in-situ planting of nursery-propagated native plants, and ecological monitoring dominate; research, fauna conservation and policy enforcement are done by only a minority.
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Most perceived challenges arise at organisation and national (governance) levels, while most proposed solutions are technical and site-specific, such as new equipment, better invasive control methods and new technology.
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