This study introduces and explores a new educational concept called Ecological Restoration Education (ERE), using Sweden's "Skolbäcken" (School Creek) project as a case study. ERE combines hands-on ecological restoration work with outdoor education, having students actively participate in restoring degraded ecosystems while learning about environmental systems and human impacts. Through the Swedish Anglers Association's program, children aged 7-12 help restore fish habitats by building spawning areas, creating wetlands, and improving stream conditions.

This article explores restoration-based education (RBE) as a developing field that seeks to integrate ecological restoration with environmental education. The researchers address the challenge that while both restoration and education are well-established fields with significant academic, political, and public interest, their integration has been limited due to their different traditions in natural and human sciences.

This study demonstrates how ecological restoration can serve as an educational pathway to transform society-nature relationships in conflict-affected regions. Through a community-based program in Colombia's Caquetá Department, local "scientists" successfully trained peasants in restoration practices, resulting in 71 nursery gardens, 400,000 native seedlings, and 550 hectares of restored land across 277 farms.

This article provides crucial insights for environmental education practitioners by demonstrating how equal opportunities and community engagement determine the success of environmental interventions. The research on ecosystem restoration reveals patterns directly applicable to environmental education practice, particularly around power dynamics, community knowledge systems, and the need for inclusive approaches.

This article advocates for dismantling the industrial model of education in favor of educational restoration grounded in living systems principles. The research examines how the factory model - with its rigid schedules, standardized curriculum, and separation from nature - has created widespread educational dysfunction including low engagement, high dropout rates, and persistent achievement gaps. The authors argue that continued attempts to reform this 19th-century model designed for material production are fundamentally misguided.

This comprehensive review provides essential guidance for environmental educators interested in leveraging education for ecosystem restoration. Place-based education (PBE) is a pedagogical approach that emphasizes the connection between learning processes and the physical place in which teachers and students are located. It incorporates the meanings and experiences of place in teaching and learning, extending beyond the walls of the school. It prioritizes experiential, community-based, and contextual/ecological learning.