Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience

CB van Rees, KA Waylen… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plans are currently being drafted for the next decade of action on biodiversity—both the post‐
2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and …

Protected areas have a mixed impact on waterbirds, but management helps

HS Wauchope, JPG Jones, J Geldmann, BI Simmons… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
International policy is focused on increasing the proportion of the Earth's surface that is
protected for nature,. Although studies show that protected areas prevent habitat loss …

Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain in social-ecological systems

V Hagger, TA Worthington, CE Lovelock… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Mangrove forests store high amounts of carbon, protect communities from storms, and
support fisheries. Mangroves exist in complex social-ecological systems, hence identifying …

Constructed wetlands as nature-based solutions in the post-COVID agri-food supply chain: Challenges and opportunities

V Takavakoglou, E Pana, D Skalkos - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the interchangeable link between human and nature.
The health and socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 are directly or indirectly linked to the …

Freshwater systems and ecosystem services: Challenges and chances for cross-fertilization of disciplines

Á Vári, SA Podschun, T Erős, T Hein, B Pataki, IC Iojă… - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
Freshwater ecosystems are among the most threatened in the world, while providing
numerous essential ecosystem services (ES) to humans. Despite their importance, research …

Urban development versus wetland loss in a coastal Latin American city: Lessons for sustainable land use planning

C Rojas, J Munizaga, O Rojas, C Martínez, J Pino - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Urbanization is a primary cause of wetland loss in coastal metropolitan regions. Therefore, it
challenges the preservation of biodiversity and the provision of key ecosystem services for …

Urban expansion and wetland shrinkage estimation using a GIS-based model in the East Kolkata Wetland, India

B Mondal, G Dolui, M Pramanik, S Maity, SS Biswas… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
The usefulness and need for wetland ecosystems are in general, manifold. Nonetheless,
their current situation in many parts of the world is truly a matter of concern, both in terms of …

Investigating heavy metal pollution in Anzali coastal wetland sediments: a statistical approach to source identification

S Zarei, A Karbassi, M Sadrinasab, A Sarang - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the pollution and bioavailability of heavy metals in the sediments of Anzali
Wetland were measured by analyzing data from sequential chemical extraction of …

Water resources carrying capacity of wetlands in Bei**g: Analysis of policy optimization for urban wetland water resources management

C Wang, Y Hou, Y Xue - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
Based on analysis of the wetland water resources system in Bei**g city, this paper
established a system dynamics (SD) model for the water resources carrying capacity …

Land use change effects on ecosystem services of river deltas and coastal wetlands: case study in Volano–Mesola–Goro in Po river delta (Italy)

M Gaglio, VG Aschonitis, E Gissi, G Castaldelli… - Wetlands Ecology and …, 2017 - Springer
The landscape of river deltas and coastal wetlands is under a continuous alteration due the
combined effects of human and natural factors. The aim of the study is to analyze the Land …