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… Rice planting in coastal paddyfields, South Korea. Photo © Sandra Hails … or more of all the fish we consume are dependent on coastal wetlands – such as estuaries and mangroves – at some … aquaculture production has resulted in massive loss of ecosystem services. Factsheet 7 in a series of 10 ecosystem …

… and, increasingly, by the influence of humans. Each ecosystem type – be it forests, wetlands, deserts or oceans – … dependent – they cannot survive without wetlands. Indeed, coastal wetlands, such as mangroves, coral reefs, estuaries, … As a result, species dependent on both freshwater and coastal wetland are declining faster than those reliant on …

… Jurisdictional and Institutional Barriers to Integrated Ecosystem Management.... 67 5.2.4.1 Jurisdictional Barriers … Inland Water Systems 67 5.2.4.2 Jurisdictional Barriers in Coastal Areas 68 6 Building Institutional Coordination and … and Management Powers 118 9.2.2 Under-representation of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas 121 9.2.3 Relationship …

… as marshes, peatlands, floodplains, rivers and lakes, and coastal areas such as saltmarshes, mangroves, and seagrass … broad definition (Article 2.1). applies to inland and coastal wetlands: “areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, … authorities; e) jurisdictional constraints on ecosystem management of river basins and coastal areas; f) …

… protein and moderates global climatic change. Marine and coastal areas are home to a wide variety of ecosystems, for … demographic trends of increasing population densities in coastal areas pose further problems to the marine … and benefits of these habitats to local or regional ecosystem processes. Once constructed, the use of this …

… as marshes, peatlands, floodplains, rivers and lakes, and coastal areas such as saltmarshes, mangroves, and seagrass … important wetlands: “may incorporate riparian and coastal zones adjacent to the wetlands, and islands or bodies … everywhere as the full impact of climate change on our ecosystem lifelines is felt. Small wonder that there is a …

… These are shallow open waters - lakes, ponds, rivers and coastal fringes - and any land which is regularly or … - rivers, farm ponds and ditches, lakes, fens and marshes, coastal shingle and estuaries. IUCN, together with the World … way in which nutrients and pollutants are recycled in the ecosystem. It is therefore not surprising that systems of …

… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. UNESCO designated … World Heritage Centre WNICBR World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves Harmonising the Management of … least 17% of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10% of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular …

… practices which have brought poverty, conflict and ecosystem deterioration. The solution The rich cultural … for generations. For the Maori people in New Zealand, the coastal seas and their fishing grounds have been as important … Thus to sustain these traditional methods in some coastal areas, the New Zealand Govern- ment has given the …

… Coastal and even some inland wetlands have supplied salt to … modi- fied by generations of salt mining activities. In coastal areas, and also farther inland, salt is extracted … Sembilan in Peninsula Malaysia, a common sight in shallow coastal waters in southeast Asia. Wetlands – a cultural …