Restoring the foundation of the Everglades ecosystem: assessment of edaphic responses to hydrologic restoration scenarios

Osborne, Todd Z.; Fitz, H. Carl; Davis, Stephen E.

doi:10.1111/rec.12496

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“…For example, in Wellington (New Zealand) the climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies for coastal zones has been designed under an ecosystem based approach, integrating direct interventions through managed retreat, the construction of a seawall and raised reclamation lands (WCC, 2013) aiming to protect coastal and estuarine ecosystems. On the other hand, plans such as the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (USA) have proven to be effective for restoring soil conditions and C sequestration in the ecosystem (Osborne et al 2017). A similar experience was observed in Windhoek (Namibia), where a series of restoration programs achieved return of groundwater levels in the aquifers (Sinclair et al 2018).…”

Section: Degradation Of Abiotic Processes (C)mentioning

confidence: 86%

IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: Implications for Public Policy

Alaniz¹,

Jf²,

Galleguillos³

et al. 2018

Preprint

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Threats to natural ecosystems are closely linked to human development, and the lack, insufficiency or inefficiency of public policies are some of the most important drivers of negative effects on the environment. The contribution of the IUCN's Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) to conservation topics has been discussed in previous studies; however, to date its implications for conservation in public policies have not been addressed. This perspective discusses how the RLE may support the improvement and development of these policies, specifically through the implications for public policy of each of the criteria that substantiate the threat status of ecosystems. We aim to provide a plausible baseline to the operationalization of RLE in public and conservation policy, facilitating the work of governments, practitioners and decision makers. Finally, we provide recommendations and examples as to how to proceed in creating and modifying different public policy instruments, such as land-use planning, spatial zoning, tax reduction, compensation schemes, climate change adaptation plans, management of introduced species, development offsets and restoration investment. This perspective contributes to implement RLE into public policy and to improve ecosystem conservation by expanding the current scope of RLE into practical and political dimensions through plausible actions, policies and strategies.Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 12 December 2018 Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted:

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Section: Degradation Of Abiotic Processes (C)mentioning

confidence: 86%

IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: Implications for Public Policy

Alaniz¹,

Jf²,

Galleguillos³

et al. 2018

Preprint

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“…For example, in Wellington (New Zealand), climate change adaptation strategies for coastal zones integrate direct interventions through managed retreat, the construction of a seawall and raised reclamation lands (WCC, ) to protect coastal and estuarine ecosystems. Plans such as the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (USA) have proven to be effective for restoring soil conditions and carbon sequestration in the ecosystem (Osborne, Fitz, & Davis, ). Similarly, in Windhoek (Namibia), a series of restoration programs achieved return of groundwater levels in the aquifers (Sinclair et al., ).…”

Section: Rle Criteria and Policy Instrumentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Operationalizing the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems in public policy

Alaniz

Pérez-Quezada

Galleguillos

et al. 2019

CONSERVATION LETTERS

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Threats to ecosystems are closely linked to human development, whereas lack, insufficiency, and inefficiency of public policies are important drivers of environmental decline. Previous studies have discussed the contribution of IUCN's Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) in conservation issues; however, its applications in different policy fields and instruments for achieving biodiversity conservation have not been explored in detail. Here, we introduce a framework to operationalize the RLE in public policy, facilitating work of governments, practitioners, and decision makers. Our analysis identified 20 policy instruments that could reduce risks to ecosystems highlighted by different Red List criteria. We discuss how RLE could inform the policy process by analyzing different instruments that could be designed, implemented, and modified to achieve risk reduction. We also present practical examples from around the world showing how ecosystem conservation could be improved by operationalizing the RLE in policy instruments. The RLE criteria can inform the policy process by helping to shape objectives and identifying policy instruments that directly address the causes and severity of risks illuminated in Red List assessments. We conclude that RLE could be expanded into a broader holistic spectrum of policy instruments, which could be a key to achieving the ecosystem conservation.

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“…Environmental flows are widely used to protect or restore river ecosystems whose flow regimes have been modified to meet growing human demands. Across the world, programs such as those in the Everglades (Osborne, Fitz, & Davis, ), Colorado River (Lovich & Melis, ), and the European Water Directive (Hering et al, ) have sought to protect environmental values through the allocation of environmental water. In the Murray–Darling Basin (Basin) in south‐eastern Australia, a major restoration project, the Murray–Darling Basin Plan (Plan), is being undertaken to protect and restore water‐dependent ecosystems, in part, through the allocation of environmental flows (Hart, ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%