12. Document the steps: Thorough documentation for future reference
Maintain detailed documentation throughout the entire process. This includes records of assessments, target setting, strategies, implementation procedures, resources required, and any adjustments made. Monitoring efforts should be recorded and both the successes and failures of interventions should be reported. The results of a restoration project should be summarised and translated in an accessible way, so that they are usable to decision- makers, such as practitioners and policy makers. Documentation provides a valuable resource for future reference and informs best practices for subsequent restoration projects. Consideration should be given to having data be open-access, or adding results to open access repositories including national or international databases.
Other sources of information
Public perceptions of coastal restoration: Yamashita H. (ed.) (2021) Coastal Wetlands Restoration: Public Perception and Community Development . Routledge: London. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367863098
OMReg: A database of coastal habitat recreation schemes . Available at: www.omreg.net/
Guidance on implementing green-grey infrastructure: Green-Gray Community of Practice (2020) Practical guide to implementing green-gray infrastructure . Available at: www.conservation.org/projects/global-green-gray-community-of-practice
The 4 Returns framework – Guidebook. Available at: https://4returns.commonland.com/ lesson/introduction/
A tool for assessing ecosystem recovery: The 5-Stay Recovery System. Available at: www.ser.org/page/SERNews3113
References
Atkinson P.W., Crooks S., Grant A. & Rehfisch M.M. (2001) The Success of Creation and Restoration Schemes in Producing Intertidal Habitat Suitable for Waterbirds (ENRR425). English Nature Research Reports, no. 425. Natural England (English Nature): Peterborough. Available at: https://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/63026
Bakker J.P., Grootjans A.P., Hermy M. & Poschlod P. (2000) How to define targets for ecological restoration? Introduction. Applied Vegetation Science , 3 , 3 – 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-109x.2000.tb00033.x
Beeston M., Cameron C., Hagger V., Howard J., Lovelock C., et al . (eds.) (2023) Best Practice Guidelines for Mangrove Restoration . Global Mangrove Alliance: Washington DC. Available at: https://www.mangrovealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Best-Practice-for-Mangrove-Restoration- Guidelines-v2.pdf
Cadier C., Bayraktarov E., Piccolo R. & Adame M.F. (2020) Indicators of coastal wetlands restoration success: A systematic review. Frontiers in Marine Science , 7 , 600220. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.600220
Dudley N., Baker C., Chatterton P., Ferwerda W.H., Gutierrez V., et al . (2021). The 4 Returns Framework for Landscape Restoration . UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Report. Commonland, Wetlands International, Landscape Finance Lab and IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management. Available at:
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