One of our goals is to ensure that restoration success is no longer limited by information access, which can disproportionally affect local communities. We hope that Restor can have a positive impact for anyone who uses it, including local communities using our tools to restore or conserve their lands, but we understand that we ultimately can’t control how people practice restoration. We wholeheartedly believe that ecosystem restoration needs to be socially responsible, fully engaging and respecting local and indigenous peoples. We are working towards a future in which Restor makes an active positive contribution to socially responsible restoration. In the meantime, we are mitigating possible negative impacts using the tools we currently have, including disclaimers and expert support from our Science Advisory Council.