Kelp forest ecosystems and their associated ecosystem services are declining around the
world. In response, marine managers are working to restore and counteract these declines …

Coastal marine ecosystems provide critical goods and services to humanity but many are
experiencing rapid degradation. The need for effective restoration tools capable of …

Mangrove restoration has become a popular strategy to ensure the critical functions and
economic benefits of this ecosystem. This study conducts a meta-analysis of the peer …

Mangrove forests store high amounts of carbon, protect communities from storms, and
support fisheries. Mangroves exist in complex social-ecological systems, hence identifying …

Mangroves are significant sinks for organic carbon, and there is increased interest to
restoring and conserving them for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation. However …

Artificial reefs (ARs) have been used on coral reefs for ecological research, conservation,
and socio-cultural purposes since the 1980s. We examined spatio-temporal patterns in AR …

Coastal wetlands restoration is an emerging field which aims to recover the ecological
characteristics of degraded ecosystems to natural ones. The recent UN declaration of 2021 …

Macroalgal forests characterised by species of the genus Cystoseira sensu lato form
important shallow coastal rocky habitats in the Mediterranean Sea. These forests support a …

In 2019, the United Nations Environment Assembly requested that the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) define …

Coastal seascapes are productive and diverse land-sea systems that provide many valuable
benefits yet are increasingly threatened by human activity. Scaling up of nature-based …