The future for Mediterranean wetlands: 50 key issues and 50 important conservation research questions

Autor: Luís Costa, Boudjéma Samraoui, Olivier Boutron, Sergi Sabater, Zoran Mateljak, Ana Catita, Farrah Samraoui, Mohamed Dakki, Rezart Kapedani, Thomas Galewski, Manfred A. Lange, Andy J. Green, Mathieu Thévenet, Virgilio Hermoso, Abdelkrim Si Bachir, Jocelyn Champagnon, Mauro Fois, Hazem Al Hreisha, Alessandro Galli, Kerim Çiçek, Maud Borie, Özge Balkız, Maher Osta, Clairie Papazoglou, Patrick Grillas, Nigel G. Taylor, Antonio Troya, Eva Papastergiadou, William J. Sutherland, Eva Tankovic, Nicholas M. Georgiadis, Semia Cherif
Přispěvatelé: Institut de recherche de la Tour du Valat, Taylor, Nigel G [0000-0002-8643-826X], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Ege Üniversitesi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Regional Environmental Change
Regional Environmental Change, Springer Verlag, 2021, 21 (2), pp.33. ⟨10.1007/s10113-020-01743-1)⟩
ISSN: 1436-3798
1436-378X
Popis: Wetlands are critically important for biodiversity and human wellbeing, but face a range of challenges. This is especially true in the Mediterranean region, where wetlands support endemic and threatened species and remain integral to human societies, but have been severely degraded in recent decades. Here, in order to raise awareness of future challenges and opportunities for Mediterranean wetlands, and to inform proactive research and management, we identified (a) 50 key issues that might affect Mediterranean wetlands between 2020 and 2050, and (b) 50 important research questions that, if answered, would have the greatest impact on the conservation of Mediterranean wetlands between 2020 and 2050. We gathered ideas through an online survey and review of recent literature. A diverse assessment panel prioritised ideas through an iterative, anonymised, Delphi-like process of scoring, voting and discussion. The prioritised issues included some that are already well known but likely to have a large impact on Mediterranean wetlands in the next 30 years (e.g. the accumulation of dams and reservoirs, plastic pollution and weak governance), and some that are currently overlooked in the context of Mediterranean wetlands (e.g. increasing desalination capacity and development of antimicrobial resistance). Questions largely focused on how best to carry out conservation interventions, or understanding the impacts of threats to inform conservation decision-making. This analysis will support research, policy and practice related to environmental conservation and sustainable development in the Mediterranean, and provides a model for similar analyses elsewhere in the world.
Arcadia
WJS is funded by Arcadia.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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