A stepwise approach to coastal habitat restoration:
Identify the area/habitat/landscape: Site selection considerations: Assess historical ecosystem distribution, current characteristics, and future landscape changes.
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Get to know the area: Comprehensive site assessment: evaluate geomorphological, hydrological, and ecological features.
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Stakeholder engagement: Identify and engage stakeholders and experts throughout the process, cultivating local ownership and expert involvement.
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Set SMART targets: Identify conservation and restoration priorities and objectives, based on measurable and achievable targets.
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Identify ways to achieve targets: Develop strategies based on scientific evidence and understanding.
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Design a restoration project: Synthesise site assessments and stakeholder input to formulate detailed project proposals.
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Develop a restoration plan: Detailed plan of action to achieve targets, outline tasks, responsibilities, and timelines.
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Develop a monitoring strategy: Define indicators, protocols, and timelines for monitoring.
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Start implementation of restoration: Putting the plan into action, execute interventions.
Evaluate the success of interventions: Restoration success assessment: evaluate outcomes against ecological restoration targets.
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Adapt the restoration plan: Monitoring-informed adjustments: use monitoring data for adaptive management.
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Document the steps: Maintain records of assessments, strategies, and implementation.
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