Using threat maps for cost-effective prioritization of actions to conserve coastal habitats

Giakoumi, Sylvaine; Brown, Christopher J.; Katsanevakis, Stelios; Saunders, Megan I.; Possingham, Hugh P.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2015.07.004

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“…The biodiversity conservation community spends tremendous time and effort deciding where and how to invest this relatively small amount of conservation funding to maximize benefits to biodiversity (e.g. Klein et al 2010, Giakoumi et al, 2015. Our study suggests that these conservation funds may have relatively minor impacts, given the extent to which they are dwarfed by infrastructure funding.…”

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confidence: 85%

Rethinking Our Global Coastal Investment Portfolio

McCreless¹,

Beck²

2017

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

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Coastal gray infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and buildings, is critical for communities, and we invest significantly in it. We also invest in the restoration and maintenance of coastal green infrastructure such as wetlands and reefs, which provide many services and benefits to human communities. However, the relative scale of financial investments in different coastal sectors -that is, our global coastal investment portfolioremains poorly understood. We identify some of the major sources of funding for coastal green and gray infrastructure globally, including international aid funds; US public and private funds for coastal conservation, restoration and management; and private (insurance) and public funds spent on rebuilding after coastal storms. For the 10-year period from 2004-2013, we identify a total of US $14 billion in funds for coastal conservation and green infrastructure and $198 billion in international aid funds for coastal grey infrastructure. Coastal storms during the same decade caused an estimated US $514 billion in damages globally, of which $214 billion were insured losses, while $3.5 billion in international aid funds were spent on relief and reconstruction after these storm events. We conclude that funds for green infrastructure make up a small fraction -roughly three per cent -of global financial investments along coastlines. We identify the major funders in different coastal spending categories and discuss ways to move toward a more balanced investment portfolio that could benefit biodiversity, prevent billions of dollars of storm damage, and help protect the lives and livelihoods of coastal residents.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Rethinking Our Global Coastal Investment Portfolio

McCreless¹,

Beck²

2017

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

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“…Of these, 29 articles addressed a wide range of particular species: ten articles focused on aquatic species (e.g., Ateweberhan et al 2011;Guizien et al 2014;Landguth et al 2014), nine on plant species (e.g., Arianoutsou et al 2013;Gonzalez-Moreno et al 2013;Kalusova et al 2013), five on bird or bat species (e.g., Erickson et al 2015;Furness et al 2012;Tranquilla et al 2013) and five on other animal species (e.g., Drever et al 2012;Dufresnes and Perrin 2015;Lacasella et al 2015). Furthermore, 15 addressed whole habitats (e.g., Gauthier et al 2013;Giakoumi et al 2015;Kalusova et al 2013), and four focused on the vulnerability of the protected area itself (e.g., Aretano et al 2015;Cruz-Elizalde et al 2015;Tomczyk 2011). Eight of the 54 articles related to conservation ecology investigated the vulnerability to invasive species (e.g., Hulme 2012; Kalusova et al 2013;Olden et al 2011).…”

Section: Vulnerability Of Different Ecosystems and In Different Discimentioning

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Ecosystem Vulnerability Review: Proposal of an Interdisciplinary Ecosystem Assessment Approach

Weißhuhn

Müller

Wiggering

2018

Environmental Management

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To safeguard the sustainable use of ecosystems and their services, early detection of potentially damaging changes in functional capabilities is needed. To support a proper ecosystem management, the analysis of an ecosystem's vulnerability provide information on its weaknesses as well as on its capacity to recover after suffering an impact. However, the application of the vulnerability concept to ecosystems is still an emerging topic. After providing background on the vulnerability concept, we summarize existing ecosystem vulnerability research on the basis of a systematic literature review with a special focus on ecosystem type, disciplinary background, and more detailed definition of the ecosystem vulnerability components. Using the Web of Science TM Core Collection, we overviewed the literature from 1991 onwards but used the 5 years from 2011 to 2015 for an in-depth analysis, including 129 articles. We found that ecosystem vulnerability analysis has been applied most notably in conservation biology, climate change research, and ecological risk assessments, pinpointing a limited spreading across the environmental sciences. It occurred primarily within marine and freshwater ecosystems. To avoid confusion, we recommend using the unambiguous term ecosystem vulnerability rather than ecological, environmental, population, or community vulnerability. Further, common ground has been identified, on which to define the ecosystem vulnerability components exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. We propose a framework for ecosystem assessments that coherently connects the concepts of vulnerability, resilience, and adaptability as different ecosystem responses. A short outlook on the possible operationalization of the concept by ecosystem vulnerabilty indices, and a conclusion section complete the review.

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“…MarCons expands on previous related efforts (Giakoumi et al 2012), whilst seeking to forge new opportunities for cooperation. It aims to promote collaboration that will reduce redundancy by enhancing communication and exchange of knowledge and experience, and by assembling, integrating, and advancing the most promising tools and methods into a comprehensive and efficient research framework.…”

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Advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas with the MarCons Action

Katsanevakis¹,

Mackelworth²,

Coll³

et al. 2017

RIO

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International audienceCumulative human impacts have led to the degradation of marine ecosystems and thedecline of biodiversity in the European and contiguous seas. Effective conservationmeasures are urgently needed to reverse these trends. Conservation must entail societalchoices, underpinned by human values and worldviews that differ between the countriesbordering these seas. Social, economic and political heterogeneity adds to the challenge ofbalancing conservation with sustainable use of the seas. Comprehensive macro-regionalcoordination is needed to ensure effective conservation of marine ecosystems andbiodiversity of this region. Under the European Union Horizon 2020 framework programme,the MarCons COST action aims to promote collaborative research to support marinemanagement, conservation planning and policy development. This will be achieved bydeveloping novel methods and tools to close knowledge gaps and advance marineconservation science. This action will provide support for the development of macro-regional and national policies through six key actions: to develop tools to analysecumulative human impacts; to identify critical scientific and technical gaps in conservationefforts; to improve the resilience of the marine environment to global change and biologicalinvasions; to develop frameworks for integrated conservation planning across terrestrial,freshwater, and marine environments; to coordinate marine conservation policy acrossnational boundaries; and to identify effective governance approaches for marine protectedarea management. Achieving the objectives of these actions will facilitate the integration ofmarine conservation policy into macro-regional maritime spatial planning agendas for theEuropean and contiguous seas, thereby offsetting the loss of biodiversity and ecosystemservices in this region

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Using threat maps for cost-effective prioritization of actions to conserve coastal habitats

Cited by 29 publications

References 42 publications

Rethinking Our Global Coastal Investment Portfolio

Rethinking Our Global Coastal Investment Portfolio

Ecosystem Vulnerability Review: Proposal of an Interdisciplinary Ecosystem Assessment Approach

Advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas with the MarCons Action

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