Blue Restoration – Building Confidence and Overcoming Barriers

Marine coastal (or ‘blue’) ecosystems provide valuable services to humanity and the environment, but global loss and degradation of blue ecosystems necessitates ecological restoration. However, blue restoration is an emerging field and is still relatively experimental and small-scale. Identification...

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Published in:Frontiers in Marine Science 2020-09, Vol.7
Main Authors: Stewart-Sinclair, Phoebe J., Purandare, Jemma, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Waltham, Nathan, Reeves, Simon, Statton, John, Sinclair, Elizabeth A., Brown, Benjamin M., Shribman, Zoë I., Lovelock, Catherine E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Climate change
Collaboration
Coral reefs
corals
Destructive fishing
Economics
Ecosystems
Environmental economics
Environmental restoration
Forest management
Habitat loss
Hydrology
Kelp
Mangroves
marine coastal restoration
Marine ecosystems
Marine invertebrates
Problem solving
saltmarsh
Sea grasses
seagrasses
Seeds
Shellfish
Success
Sustainable development
Water quality
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Summary:Marine coastal (or ‘blue’) ecosystems provide valuable services to humanity and the environment, but global loss and degradation of blue ecosystems necessitates ecological restoration. However, blue restoration is an emerging field and is still relatively experimental and small-scale. Identification of the key barriers to scaling-up blue restoration will enable targeted problem solving and increase the likelihood of success. Here we describe the environmental, technical, social, economic, and political barriers to restoration of blue ecosystems, including saltmarsh, mangroves, seagrass, shellfish reefs, coral reefs, and kelp forests. We provide managers, practitioners, and decision-makers with solutions to construct barrier-informed blue restoration plans and illustrate these solutions through the use of case studies where barriers were overcome. We offer a way forward to build confidence in blue restoration for society, government, and restoration practitioners at larger and more ambitious scales.
ISSN:2296-7745
2296-7745
DOI:10.3389/fmars.2020.541700