Conservation and Restoration of Ecotourism Destinations

Restoring University of Lagos’s Campus Wetlands and Green Corridors: Sustainable Ecotourism and Landscape Design Approach

“…Restoration is the process of re-establishing and reconstructing a degraded wetland, and the wetland's functionalities. Eliminating a threat or stopping the deterioration of wetland conditions is the definition of wetland protection [30]. Volunteer conservation of naturally occurring wetlands is an important component of volunteer wetland restoration, intervention, and protection, in addition to the restoration of endangered ecosystems, the inherent ecosystem service, and species [29,31].…”

“…A wetland can normally hold one million gallons of water, or around three acres, submerged three feet under [8,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]32]. When hurricanes or tropical storms hit land, coastal wetlands buffer land from storm surges [30][31][32]. In the Gulf Coast region, storm surge and wind wave activity produced by hurricanes and tropical storms can be significantly and possibly sustainably absorbed by barrier islands, shoals, marshes, and other coastal landscape features [15].…”

“…The multiplicity of uses by humans and the environment are supported by them, and their continued existence affects not only the integrity of the land, air, water, and forest resources but also the standards of life [34]. The cornerstone of the landscape, ecology, history, and leisure, wetlands forge linkages at the local, regional, national, and global levels [30][31][32][33][34]. Outdoor green spaces include school yards, playgrounds, community gathering places, drainage channels, farm settlements, parks and gardens, and sports centers in the community and on university campuses [12].…”