Coastal wetland resilience through local, regional and global conservation

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

Coastal wetlands, including tidal marshes, mangrove forests and flats, support the livelihoods of millions people. Understanding resilience coastal wetlands to increasing number intensity anthropogenic threats (such as habitat conversion, pollution, fishing climate change) can inform what conservation actions will be effective. In this Review, we synthesize their through lens scale. Over decades centuries, have unfolded across local, regional global scales, reducing both extent quality wetlands. The existing is driven by quality, which modulated physical conditions sediment supply) ecological species interactions operating from local scales). Protection restoration efforts, however, are often localized focus on future depend an improved understanding resilience, society's enhance different scales. important ecosystems around world under threat. This Review explores multiple drivers change priorities.

Language: Английский

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From Shoreline to Sea: Evaluating Development Suitability Through Coastal Zoning and a Case Study from Shenzhen, China

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 1204 - 1204

Published: Feb. 2, 2025

In Shenzhen, as a rapidly developing coastal city, balancing economic activities with ecological protection along the coastline posed significant challenges, particularly during urban expansion and infrastructure construction. This study analyzed zoning, providing valuable lessons for other cities offering both theoretical empirical support more effective management sustainable development. The findings showed that suitability zoning of coastlines revealed no clear spatial distribution trend, most developed areas demonstrating high utilization efficiency, while unused had potential Targeted transformation secondary development could improve resource efficiency needs. conclusion, this research supported in provided practical insights others facing similar challenges management.

Language: Английский

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Geospatial technology for coastal water resources management

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 135 - 150

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Fishers’ knowledge and risk assessment: a combined approach to studying endangered large-bodied sharks in the central Mediterranean

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 4, 2025

Language: Английский

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Recognising diversity in wetlands and farming systems to support sustainable agriculture and conserve wetlands

Marine and Freshwater Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 76(5)

Published: March 12, 2025

Context Agriculture is a main driver of decline in wetlands, but addressing its impact the diversity agricultural systems and their catchment interactions must be recognised. Aims In this paper, we review impacts food production on wetlands to seek better understanding agriculture–wetland identify options for increasing sustainability. Methods Eight farming-system types were defined basis natural resource use farming intensity, different wetland was assessed through direct drivers change. Indirect (such as decision-making systems, markets governance) also summarised. Key results Findings showed that most inland are influenced by directly, changes water nutrient supply pesticides, or indirectly water, sediment pathways. Coastal mostly indirectly. Conclusions More sustainable can achieved continued protection improving efficiency generally, more integration within (e.g. crop–livestock–fish integration) with (integrated wetland–agriculture). Implications support small-scale producers will needed ensure transformation towards balancing provisioning, regulating cultural ecosystem services agroecosystems catchments.

Language: Английский

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Indigenizing Sustainable Tourism

IGI Global eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 221 - 240

Published: March 28, 2025

Extensive research on sustainability in tourism education emphasizes the importance of evaluating industry's impact through social, economic, and environmental aspects. Integrating indigenous knowledge systems is essential for achieving true decolonizing education. By prioritizing knowledge, we move beyond Western perspectives recognize value localized methods preserving cultural natural heritage. This shift not only elevates intellectualization content but also addresses broader epistemic violence imposed by colonial educational systems, as South Africa, which have long ignored or devalued local knowledge. In line with objectives this book, chapter contributes to indigenisation curriculum higher advocating inclusion teaching discipline, focusing Sustainable tourism.

Language: Английский

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Getting our sea back: Indigenous governance and biocultural conservation of coastal and marine commons

Marine Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 178, P. 106705 - 106705

Published: April 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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Placing knowledge equity at the heart of the UN Ocean Decade: an Early Career Researcher perspective

Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3

Published: April 11, 2025

The UN Ocean Decade provides a framework for stakeholders and rights-holders to come together develop transformative ocean solutions sustainable development. We are group of Early Career Researchers (ECR) from diverse backgrounds with shared commitment working toward the outcomes. Our article offers an ECR perspective on fundamental importance knowledge equity achieving Decade's vision “the science we need want.” Knowledge is imperative confronting “business as usual” approach sustainability it requires us confront dismantle extractive practices production. reflect how dominance western in research policy systematic marginalization systems has led inequitable outcomes ocean-dependent people. Using real-world examples, demonstrate progress can make when place at heart our work. conclude call action ensure that embedded both principle practice within framework. invite all professionals join in: (1) adopting intentional reflexivity work; (2) colonial ways thinking, knowing, doing; (3) dismantling hierarchies permeate practice. By implementing these actions, create meaningful inclusive spaces collaboration become more respectful effective global community.

Language: Английский

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Understanding trends in Zostera research, stressors, and response variables: a global systematic review of the seagrass genus

PeerJ, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13, P. e19209 - e19209

Published: April 17, 2025

Background Seagrass meadows are ecologically significant habitats that globally threatened. Thus, there is increased interest in conservation of seagrasses as they face widespread decline. Biotic and abiotic factors influence seagrass can be classified stressors, such rising temperature eutrophication. Our study met an imminent need to consolidate data from previous studies discern knowledge gaps identify trends studies, species, geographic origination research for the genus Zostera . For our systematic review, objectives were (A) qualitatively assess summarize current state literature focused on species within their stressors; (B) utilize extracted full-text articles response variable measurements, geography, designs; (C) map distribution, type, number these globally. Methodology We included stressors associated with excluded other non-stressor related articles. conducted a Web Science search all databases, concluding January 2021, followed by standardized review extraction protocol using Colandr (colandrapp.com) article screening tool. All 15 participants trained same set practice decision trees minimize variation between individuals. After full text extraction, we analyzed frequency association locations studied. Results screened 7,331 titles abstracts 1,098 found nutrients, temperature, light most studied stressors. The United States America produced Australia. marina was frequently studied, no stressor five genus. Studies measured variables across multiple levels ecological organization, including individual plant, biotic community, environmental conditions. As part made publicly available interactive Conclusion Undertaking global allowed us more single than any prior summarizing breadth A team effort training minimized bias during extraction. Evidence limitations may exist due database used protocol, well geographic, biases studies. creates centralized base serves foundational information source research, while highlighting existing literature.

Language: Английский

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Mapping local knowledge supports science and stewardship

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 26, 2025

Abstract Coastal marine social–ecological systems are experiencing rapid change. Yet, many coastal communities challenged by incomplete data to inform collaborative research and stewardship. We investigated the role of participatory mapping local knowledge in addressing these challenges. used semi-structured interviews document two focal Maine, USA. By co-producing fine-scale characterizations systems, highlighting questions needs, generating locally relevant hypotheses on system change, our demonstrates how can enhance decision-making capacity The results this study directly informed a project changes multiple shellfish species, predators, harvester behavior other human activities. This that be keystone component community-lead environmental

Language: Английский

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