Abstract

Using paleoecology to understand natural ecological character in Ramsar wetlands

Highlights

  • Long-term data from paleoecology can help identify the “natural ecological character” of wetlands and so inform “limits of acceptable change” and the design of appropriate restoration targets for management that consider the historical range of variability

  • All signatory nations are required to report to the Ramsar Secretariat if a wetland has changed, or is likely to change, from the identified condition

  • In order to drive better reporting of the condition of a wetland relative to this baseline, the Convention has requested that nations identify the limits of acceptable change

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Summary

Introduction

Long-term data from paleoecology can help identify the “natural ecological character” of wetlands and so inform “limits of acceptable change” and the design of appropriate restoration targets for management that consider the historical range of variability. All signatory nations are required to report to the Ramsar Secretariat if a wetland has changed, or is likely to change, from the identified condition.

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