Coastal managers worldwide increasingly recognize the importance of conservation and
restoration of natural coastal ecosystems. This ensures coastal resilience and provision of …

In recent decades, sea enclosing and land reclamation has become an important way in
China to accommodate the increasing need of space for living and development. In this …

An era of expanding deep-ocean industrialization is before us, with policy makers
establishing governance frameworks for sustainable management of deep-sea resources …

Wetlands are important carbon (C) sinks, yet many have been destroyed and converted to
other uses over the past few centuries, including industrial salt making. A renewed focus on …

Key features: Captures the historic context and recent developments in science and policy
arenas that address the potential for coastal wetlands to be considered as significant …

Temperature is a key controlling variable from subcellular to ecosystem scales. Thus,
climatic warming is expected to have broad impacts, especially in economically and …

Tidal flat reclamation causes a series of negative consequences for the coast-estuary
hydrodynamics and environment. This might lead to implementing the restoration of the …

Quantifying suspended sediment loads is important for managing the world's estuaries in the
context of navigation, pollutant transport, wetland restoration, and coastal erosion. To …

Green port structures (ie green infrastructure in ports and harbors) featuring habitats for
marine organisms have been promoted in Japan as part of a comprehensive policy to …

abstract Sea level rise threatens coastal wetlands worldwide, and restoration projects are
implementing strategies that decrease vulnerability to this threat. Vegetation monitoring at …