Editorial: Marine ecosystem restoration (MER) – a call for a more inclusive paradigm

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Sept. 12, 2023

EDITORIAL article Front. Mar. Sci., 12 September 2023Sec. Marine Conservation and Sustainability Volume 10 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1250022

Language: Английский

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Stakeholder insights into embedding marine net gain for offshore wind farm planning and delivery

Environmental Challenges, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14, P. 100814 - 100814

Published: Dec. 15, 2023

The rapid expansion of offshore wind farms plays a key role in meeting global Net Zero targets by 2050 and if delivered sustainably could address the dual challenges climate change biodiversity loss. Many countries are embracing ambitious approaches to environmental impact reduction implementing concepts such as Biodiversity Gain, Nature Positive No Loss. Such policies now recognized European UK legislation, although generally only applicable terrestrial activities. For marine realm, there is little consensus on how Marine Gain can provide optimal societal outcomes from activities farm construction, operation decommissioning. This study sought clarify issues that need be addressed for effective implementation Gain. Following recruitment through stakeholder mapping exercise, in-workshop follow-up questionnaires elicit expert opinions multi-sector stakeholders range aspects policy formulation delivery. Over 80% participants indicated certain external inputs, including information adaptation options habitat data, were important enable delivery most ecosystem services include within measures perceived those relating fisheries (mean 4.50, SD 0.51), maintaining nursery habitats 4.41, 0.59), regulation 4.20, 1.). Stakeholders felt actions restoration/enhancement future deployment shellfish/mussel bed (ave rank score 4.06) invertebrate restoration 4.60), supporting plankton communities 4.67). agreed (83%) should considered at decommissioning stage, preferred option was complete removal or abandonment all structures. strategic assessments prioritize fishing pressures (dredging: mean 4.27, 1.03; line net: 4.21, 0.89) arising physical structures 4.0, 0.85). Aquaculture farming deemed feasible co-exist with fixed (means 3.93-4.19), while floating more co-locatable practices 3.94-4.06) carbon capture storage devices 3.87) compared Recommendations suggested development scientific research relation application assessment projects.

Language: Английский

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A multi‐metric index for assessing two decades of community responses to broad‐scale shoreline enhancement and restoration along the Toronto waterfront

Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(4)

Published: March 31, 2024

Abstract Biodiversity and habitat loss due to historical continued urbanization anthropogenic development require continuous efforts abate ongoing environmental decline. Restoration enhancement that aim address biodiversity loss, have shown some promise at providing suitable for species in the more urbanized nearshore areas of Lake Ontario. Using 20 years fish community data from Toronto waterfront, this study examined ecosystem responses a spatio‐temporal context across wetland embayment ecotypes. The goals were (1) assess how communities changed over time restored, reference less ecosystems (2) determine if restored enhanced habitats meet defined management targets. Fish assessed through newly developed multi‐metric index based on life history traits associations like trophic thermal guild. along waterfront transitioned cool coldwater pelagic higher proportion native warmwater species, many them piscivores, associated with cover vegetation, These changes are pronounced largest restoration site ‘Tommy Thompson Park’, where indices approach natural levels. This result indicates benefits effectiveness decade‐long subsequent monitoring responses. Our results underline large‐scale projects settings can be vital importance freshwater conservation efforts, as well application scenarios indices, will play an even larger role when looking Ontario or Great Lakes whole.

Language: Английский

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Forest clearances, compensatory afforestation and biodiversity offsetting in forests: Balancing flexibility and equivalency in Switzerland

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 163, P. 103219 - 103219

Published: April 8, 2024

The settlement area is expanding at the cost of agricultural land in densely populated regions such as Central Europe. This development also affecting forest. Forest clearances due to, e.g. traffic and energy infrastructure development, require afforestation elsewhere but surfaces providing appropriate soil are increasingly scarce. Switzerland an important case point. It populated, exhibits a large amount forest – lowlands although it features strong protection law, recently allowed compensating with non-forest related offsets. Based on results Q-methodology survey conducted during stakeholder workshop, we show that pressure for more flexible specific rules largely stems from "outside" sector, i.e. agriculture sector. Only small group actors aims reinstalling restrictive regime, whereas largest embraces status quo. rejects expansion adheres to strengthening top mitigation hierarchy, prioritizing habitat loss caused by development. interpretation biodiversity offsetting aligns conviction needs respect limits growth. Prioritizing hierarchy requires planning rather than market coordination approach. We context rigid rules, following multipurpose regime high land-use competition, preferences impede integration banking approaches into compensatory

Language: Английский

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Application and attitudes: active restoration in the context of biodiversity offsetting

Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(5)

Published: April 4, 2024

The global trend in offsetting for no‐net‐loss (NNL) is increasing, focusing on protecting high‐condition habitats and restoring degraded ones. Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Biodiversity Offset Scheme (BOS) promotes active restoration (AR; reconstruction of missing ecosystem properties, AR) offset sites. We examined (1) the adoption AR under BOS, (2) practical constraints attitudes toward AR. Records management actions 138 proposed sites revealed that was 19.3% (12,180 ha) total area (67,310 ha). For areas with a low‐moderate condition score (26,528 ha), only 27.3% (7248 despite these being where it would be most likely to necessary. A survey 111 individuals involved policy while 76% agreed necessary NNL, financial were seen as major barrier. structural equation model indicated positive rules social imperative strongly linked agreement necessity NNL outcomes. Our results indicate could influence sites, even cases policies are explicitly designed provide incentives AR, exemplified context NSW.

Language: Английский

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Nature-Based Solutions for Climate-Resilient Development: A Technical, Policy, and Governance Perspective

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 24

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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A study on the quantification and impact mechanism of regional ecological compensation based on revised carbon accounts: evidence from the Yellow River Basin economic zone in China

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Nov. 18, 2024

With the progression of regional connectivity, attaining 'dual-carbon target' is no longer narrative a single city. To achieve synergistic governance among cities in basin economic zone, it essential to establish multidimensional ecological compensation mechanism. This research amended conventional carbon accounting model by utilising emissions and data from 59 China's Yellow River Basin, covering period 2004 2021, after timeframe significant alterations administrative divisions was removed. It additionally compares analyses clustering patterns trajectories centre-of-gravity shifts ecocompensation credits while investigating impact processes through geo-probes. The findings indicate that account has more decentralised distribution when interregional disparities are considered. Second, characterised mostly low-high low-low agglomeration; nevertheless, their uneven. Moreover, rankings top five terms exhibited minimal variation each year. degree green technology primary determinant spatiotemporal evolution compensation. conclusions this study can serve as valuable reference for execution medium- long-term policies aid 'dual-carbon' aim.

Language: Английский

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Compensating for Loss of Nature and Landscape in a Growing City—Berlin Case Study

Land, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(3), P. 567 - 567

Published: Feb. 26, 2023

By 2030, around 194,000 new dwellings will be built in Berlin, including almost 52,000 16 urban districts. These and other interventions impact the city’s nature landscape. An important means of compensating for these losses is a land-use planning eco-account adapted to Berlin’s needs. It relies on whole-city compensation concept consisting three pillars: flagship projects, thematic programmes, integrated enhancement existing land uses. Impacts can offset advance via eco-account. The institutional legal backgrounds, as well allocation compensations principle loss–gain calculation using value points, are presented. Housing construction its preponed trigger changes. Critical factors affecting this process were identified categorised population development, housing requirement, resulting intervention, change, compensation. A modified causal loop diagram was created visualise interdependencies link polarities derived key variables. challenges without net loss biodiversity ecosystem services, solutions avoiding impacts achieve goal no take, discussed. compensatory approach presented here could transferred growing cities.

Language: Английский

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Stakeholder Insights into Embedding Marine Net Gain for Offshore Wind Farm Planning and Delivery

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The rapid expansion of offshore wind farms plays an important role in tackling climate change and meeting global Net Zero targets by 2050 if delivered sustainably to also address the dual challenges biodiversity ecosystem service loss. Many countries are embracing more ambitious approaches environmental impact reduction implementing concepts Biodiversity Gain No Loss through various approaches, at different speeds. This requirement is now recognized European UK legislation set become embedded law 2023. consensus has yet been reached on which Marine options provide optimal societal outcomes, part, due a paucity evidence farm enhancements during construction, operation decommissioning. We asked stakeholders involved policy development for their expert opinions aspects Gain. To enable delivery, revealed need certain information, including adaptation options, risks external pressures, restoration potential specific habitats. most services include within measures were perceived as those relating fisheries, maintaining nursery habitats, regulation. Stakeholders favoured new metric assessing impacts marine environment. actions restoration/enhancement future deployment be shellfish/mussel bed invertebrate habitat restoration, supporting plankton communities. agreed that should considered decommissioning stage, preferred option was complete removal or abandonment all structures. Strategic assessments prioritize fishing pressures arising from physical Aquaculture farming deemed feasible co-exist with fixed farms, while felt it co-locate practices, well carbon capture storage devices, floating compared From these insights, series recommendations suggested scientific research relation application assessment projects how might align improve consenting processes.

Language: Английский

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What Makes A Bank A Bank? Differences and Commonalities in Credit Calculation, Application, and Risks in Mitigation Banks Targeting Freshwater Fish Species and Associated Ecosystems

Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 4, 2024

Language: Английский

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