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Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement

YU Shuling CUI Baoshan XIE Chengjie MA Xu MAN Ying NING Zhonghua

YU Shuling, CUI Baoshan, XIE Chengjie, MA Xu, MAN Ying, NING Zhonghua. Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement[J]. 中国地理科学, 2019, 20(2): 202-213. doi: 10.1007/s11769-019-1024-4
引用本文: YU Shuling, CUI Baoshan, XIE Chengjie, MA Xu, MAN Ying, NING Zhonghua. Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement[J]. 中国地理科学, 2019, 20(2): 202-213. doi: 10.1007/s11769-019-1024-4
YU Shuling, CUI Baoshan, XIE Chengjie, MA Xu, MAN Ying, NING Zhonghua. Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2019, 20(2): 202-213. doi: 10.1007/s11769-019-1024-4
Citation: YU Shuling, CUI Baoshan, XIE Chengjie, MA Xu, MAN Ying, NING Zhonghua. Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2019, 20(2): 202-213. doi: 10.1007/s11769-019-1024-4

Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement

doi: 10.1007/s11769-019-1024-4
基金项目: Under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Advisory Project (No. 2018-XZ-14-03), Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51639001), National Key Basic Research Program of China (No. 2013CB430406)

Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement

Funds: Under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Advisory Project (No. 2018-XZ-14-03), Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51639001), National Key Basic Research Program of China (No. 2013CB430406)
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  • 收稿日期:  2018-03-22
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Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement

doi: 10.1007/s11769-019-1024-4
    基金项目:  Under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Advisory Project (No. 2018-XZ-14-03), Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51639001), National Key Basic Research Program of China (No. 2013CB430406)

摘要: Land-use changes in coastal wetlands have led to a worldwide degradation of marine coastal ecosystems and a loss of the ecological services they provide. Ecological offsetting is a popular strategy and an effective mitigation measure for ecosystems that have been degraded, damaged, or destroyed and is critical for habitats where natural recovery is hindered. However, the current understanding of the theory and practice of ecological offsetting for coastal wetlands is extremely limited in many developing countries. We conducted a review of ecological offsetting for coastal wetlands projects and studies in China in 1979-2017 to explore the application and limitations of ecological offsetting theory. It was found that China's coastal ecological offsetting regime has recently entered a rapidly developing stage, with an increasing number of different types of offsetting projects conducted, but theoretical research lags behind practical applications. Considerable governmental, social, technological and ethical challenges remain to resolve. Coastal ecological offsetting schemes have been inconsistent in meeting conservation objectives or preventing net losses because of the challenges of ensuring they are fully consistent in practice (mainly in-kind offsets) and theory (mainly out-of-kind offsets). Ecological offsetting projects were primarily implemented by government, developers, and non-profit organizations. The available funding of coastal ecological offsetting projects is insufficient, which makes ecological offsetting a risky operation. Therefore, we propose strategies for improvement that integrate the consideration of theoretical and practical challenges in the offsetting process, while providing a scientific basis and directional guidance for the future practice of biodiversity conservation and environmental management.

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YU Shuling, CUI Baoshan, XIE Chengjie, MA Xu, MAN Ying, NING Zhonghua. Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement[J]. 中国地理科学, 2019, 20(2): 202-213. doi: 10.1007/s11769-019-1024-4
引用本文: YU Shuling, CUI Baoshan, XIE Chengjie, MA Xu, MAN Ying, NING Zhonghua. Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement[J]. 中国地理科学, 2019, 20(2): 202-213. doi: 10.1007/s11769-019-1024-4
YU Shuling, CUI Baoshan, XIE Chengjie, MA Xu, MAN Ying, NING Zhonghua. Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2019, 20(2): 202-213. doi: 10.1007/s11769-019-1024-4
Citation: YU Shuling, CUI Baoshan, XIE Chengjie, MA Xu, MAN Ying, NING Zhonghua. Ecological Offsetting in China's Coastal Wetlands: Existing Challenges and Strategies for Future Improvement[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 2019, 20(2): 202-213. doi: 10.1007/s11769-019-1024-4
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