Island restorationThe ecological restoration of islands, or island restoration, is the application of the principles of ecological restoration to islands and island groups. Islands, due to their isolation, are home to many of the world's endemic species, as well as important breeding grounds for seabirds and some marine mammals. Their ecosystems are also very vulnerable to human disturbance and particularly to introduced species, due to their small size. Island groups such as New Zealand and Hawaii have undergone substantial extinctions and losses of habitat.
Écorégionvignette|Les 825 écorégions terrestres du WWF. Une écorégion ou région écologique est une zone géographique assez large se distinguant par le caractère unique de sa géomorphologie, de sa géologie, de son climat, de ses sols, de ses ressources en eau, de sa faune et de sa flore. Plusieurs organismes internationaux ont établi des listes d'écorégions, le World Wildlife Fund, la Commission de coopération environnementale d'Amérique du Nord, la DMEER européenne, la National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration américaine.
