Valuing Marine Ecosystem Services for Better Decisions Presented by: Angela Fletcher and Glen Delaney of Earth Economics Date/Time: Wednesday, April 8, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC/6 pm BST Description: Marine and coastal ecosystems provide many ecosystem services that are essential to human communities, including food, recreational opportunities, and protection of infrastructure from natural disasters. These benefits are not often framed in economic terms, which can lead to them being overlooked in decision-making. Communicating ecosystem services in economic terms can support more holistic decision-making that accounts for the full...

Last week, Angela Fletcher and Glen Delaney presented the fundamentals of ecosystem service valuation at a webinar hosted by OCTO, describing three case studies where Earth Economics has applied these methods in marine and coastal environments. #coastalecosystems

https://ow.ly/Ls6450YItwC

Discovering Pakistan’s Mangroves In Karachi’s Tide Country Over the years, industrial waste, oil slicks, and city effluents have silently encroached upon these once-isolated ecological sanctuaries

In Karachi’s mangroves, mud, memory, and tide converge—where fragile roots hold carbon, birds, and coastal lives together.
By Nadeem Khalid

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Mar-2026/...

#Mangroves #Karachi #IndusDelta #ClimateAction #BlueCarbon #CoastalEcosystems #ClimateResilience #SouthAsia

‘Ghost forests’ are even more widespread than we thought These haunting landscapes, with their unmistakable gray, barren tree trunks rising like sentinels, offer one of the most startling and recognizable signals of a changing climate.

Scientists have mapped nearly 12 million dead trees along the U.S. Atlantic coast, revealing vast “ghost forests,” where saltwater intrusion from sea-level rise kills once-healthy coastal trees.

tinyurl.com/v6s9sx7d #GhostForests #SeaLevelRise #CoastalEcosystems #ClimateScience #SeaLevelRise

MARINE CONSULTANT OPPORTUNITIES: Ocean Science, biodiversity, sustainability and coastal resilience (UNESCO)

Learn more here: www.ioc.unesco.org/en/professio...

#oceanscience #consultant #resilience #consultantwork #coralreefs #coastalecosystems #seagrass #sustainability #marinebiology

Mangroves are becoming major traps for plastic and coastal waste Mangroves protect coasts and wildlife, but plastic waste now builds up inside roots, harming ecosystems and communities.

Mangroves are quietly becoming long-term traps for plastic waste, locking pollution into soils, food webs, and coastal livelihoods for decades. New research shows human activity is the driver.

tinyurl.com/3h9dxkhp #PlasticPollution #PlasticWaste #Mangroves #CoastalEcosystems

🚨 Announcing our first grant of 2026…Seawilding!
👉 Full press release: [www.bluecarbon.org.uk/blue-carbon-trust-seawil...

#BlueCarbon #Seagrass #NatureBasedSolutions #MarineRestoration #CoastalEcosystems

Harbor District details early Army Corps study for Princeton shoreline; natural solutions favored District staff and the Army Corps of Engineers met on the Princeton shoreline project; Corps presenters shifted away from heavy hard‑structure proposals toward more natural, ecosystem‑based solutions and the district plans further public outreach at a future meeting.

The Army Corps of Engineers is shifting towards eco-friendly solutions for the Princeton shoreline, prioritizing nature over concrete in their early feasibility studies.

Learn more here!

#CA #PublicOutreach #CitizenPortal #SustainableSolutions #CoastalEcosystems

🌊 Read in #ERW how a new assessment criteria for monitoring low dissolved #oxygen in #coastal #ecosystems can aid #water quality management strategies 🐟🫧

🔗 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

#Environment #waterquality #coastalecosystems #dissolvedoxygen #restoration #watermonitoring #ChesapeakeBay

Kicking off our new habitat series with Subtidal Sandbanks 🌊✨
Look out for the next habitat in the series later this week 👀

#SevernEstuary #EstuaryLife #MarineHabitats #SubtidalSandbanks #CoastalEcosystems #MarineWildlife #NatureSeries #UKCoast #EstuaryEcology

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Nitrogen form governs nutrient retention and plant uptake in #CoralIslandSoils: Evidence from a 15N-tracing experiment

#CoralSandSoils | #FertilizationStrategy | #Soil–plantInteractions | #CoastalEcosystems

@mapjournals.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Earthworks-jobs.com : 10 positions for AIMEC Postdoctoral Researcher (WAP25-002) - Sendai, Kanagawa,, Japan - Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change (WPI-AIMEC)

10 positions for AIMEC Postdoctoral Researcher (WAP25-002) - Sendai, Kanagawa, Japan - www.earthworks-jobs.com/jobpost/wpi-... #jobs #postdoc #MarineEnvironment #Ecology #CoastalEcosystems #MarineBiology #MarineBiogeochemical #MarineScience #EcosystemModeling

👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 Read in #ERE how citizen science data can be used to map global threats to seagrass and how this can inform conservation efforts 🌊🌿

🔗 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

#Environment #ecology #citizenscience #seagrass #conservation #ecosystems #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #coastalecosystems

Global map of marine protected area coverage and coastal habitat distribution.

[8/8] Seule une stratégie intégrée reliant protection restauration et gouvernance permettra des effets tangibles. Les programmes comme les Ocean Breakthroughs constituent des cadres utiles pour harmoniser actions locales et objectifs globaux.
#HGGSP #geography #coastalecosystems #restoration

Crustacean Connections: The Roles of Crabs in Coastal Forest Ecosystems Written by Sabrina DookieCrabs play a crucial role in numerous fisheries and have received considerable focus on conservation efforts through sustainable fishing practices and management strategies. C...

The wait is over: Our latest blog post has landed!

Coastal ecosystems rely on crabs but overharvesting and habitat destruction are taking a toll 🦀

Read now and share your thoughts!

#BES #CrabConservation #CoastalEcosystems #MarineLife #OceanSustainability

Restoring wetlands means reviving life from fish and crabs to entire coastal ecosystems. 🌿🌊
Naturehub Collective is leading wetland restoration efforts across Kenya. Join the movement for resilient coasts and thriving marine life!
#WetlandRestoration #Naturehub #ClimateAction #CoastalEcosystems

Graphical abstract Venetz et al. (2025).

New publication: Long-Term #Euxinia Restricts Microbial #Methane Removal in Eutrophic Coastal Basins. #coastalecosystems
doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Microplastics and pollutants disrupt threatened coral recovery - Oceanographic A new study is among the first to present the hidden dangers of microplastic pollution and the threats they pose to coral recovery.

CORAL RESEARCH NEWS: Microplastics and pollutants disrupt threatened coral recovery

Read full report here: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/micropl...

#coralreefs #microplastics #pollution #coralhealth #coastalecosystems #coralresearch #tropicalmarineecology #marinescience #marinebiology

PHD OPPORTUNITY: Marine biodiversity across protected coastal regions in Mersing, Malaysia (Monash University Malaysia)

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#mangroves #phd #phdopportunity #malaysia #coralreefs #coastal #coastalecosystems #biodiversity #tropicalmarineecology #marinebiology

Groups conducting coastal restoration in N.S. say they face 'astonishing' red tape | CBC News Groups conducting shoreline cleanups and coastal restoration say they're facing long delays obtaining permits or unclear requirements from the province, which are sometimes forcing them to cancel proj...

Groups conducting coastal restoration in N.S. say they face 'astonishing' red tape

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#coastalrestoration #coastalecosystems

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Aerial image of Chukchi Sea, showing swirling waters from different sources, with green diatoms and turquoise coccolithophore carapaces.

#Oceanography #MarineBiology #CoastalEcosystems

© US Geological Survey / Norman Kuring / Kathryn Hansen / NASA

SDFSeg: multiscale perception and deformable feature fusion for coastal ecosystem <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d10530440e150">Monitoring coastal ecosystems is essential for mitigating pollution, preserving biodiversity, and und...

📄🔓 'SDFSeg: multiscale perception and deformable feature fusion for coastal ecosystem' - an article published in 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 on #ScienceOpen -

🖇️ #MarinePerception #CoastalEcosystems #SemanticSegmentation #DeepLearning

Annotating the Corema album Genome: A Step Toward Coastal Ecosystem Conservation In June 2024, researchers from the Centre for Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Changes (CE3C) at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal, in partnership with Biodiversity Genomics...

🌿 Another group from CE3C is working to improve the reference #genome of the white crowberry, contributing to the conservation of Iberian coastal dune ecosystems.
🔗 erga-biodiversity.eu/post/annotat...

#Crowberry #Conservation #CoastalEcosystems

Invitation to coastal resilience symposium: Mitigating Threats for Healthy Oceans (November 4th - 5th 2025, Palma, Balearic Islands)

Learn more here: coastalresiliencesymposium.es

#coastalresilience #symposium #coralreefs #coastalecosystems #coral #seagrass #mangroves #marinescience #marinebiology

👋 We’re excited to welcome our newest #REWRITER, Willem Stock from Ghent University!

Willem’s research focuses on how sediment dynamics influence #CoastalEcosystems and #restoration success

Get to know him in our latest blog 👉 bit.ly/3J6dPvW

Pasco County Officials Discuss Coastal Wells and Funding Opportunities for Water Projects County leaders explore well management and seek funding for coastal water initiatives.

Hillsborough County officials are strategizing to tackle water supply challenges and explore vital funding opportunities for coastal projects that could reshape the region’s future.

Learn more here

#HillsboroughCounty #FL #CitizenPortal #WaterManagement #ResourceOptimization #CoastalEcosystems

🌊 Wonderful welcome in Bastia for #progettoAMMIRARE ! ✨ Three inspiring days of exchange, with #Posidoniaoceanica 🌿 at the heart of the discussion. Grateful to be part of this collaboration for #coastalecosystems. 🌍🤝

#CohesionPolicy #EUProjects

@interreg.eu @szndohrn.bsky.social

Emissions from marine plants and algae (BVOCs) play a significant role in the global carbon cycle and for the climate. How do the emissions on the Atlantic coast compare to emissions in the Baltic Sea?

👉 Read the CoastClim newsletter for more info!

#coastalecosystems #climatechange #research

Happy #WorldOceansDay! well, actually, the ocean is not so happy... look through our #OceanIdioms to learn more.
oceans.ubc.ca/ocean-idioms/

@seaaroundus.org @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social
#GOLT #IUUfishing #illegalfishing #coastalecosystems #WorldOceanDay

Let’s keep working to raise awareness, fill knowledge gaps, and champion conservation for humpback dolphins.

#Conservation #Biodiversity #IndianOceanHumpbackDolphins #SousaSpecies #CoastalEcosystems #HuDoNET #DolphinConservation

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