
Harnessing Nature’s Power: Effective Strategies for Water Ecosystem Recovery and Management
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https://doi.org/10.30564/jees.v8i7.13368Abstract
Water ecosystems play an essential role in supporting biodiversity, climate control, and water quality. These ecosystems, however, are under serious degradation by pollution, destruction of their habitats, climate change, and over-extraction. This paper focuses on the most efficient methods of recovery and management of water ecosystems, the advantages of which are the combination of nature-based solutions (NbS) and technological advances. Nature-based projects like wetland restoration, rehabilitation of riparian zones, and reforestation provide cost-effective and sustainable ways of enhancing the health and resilience of the ecosystem. Such strategies not only improve the quality of water and biodiversity, but also reduce the effects of climate change. Additional technological means, such as hydrological and ecological models, technologies of water habitat restoration, and improved water management methods, are used to complement and streamline the process of recovery. Using international case studies in areas like the Kissimmee River (USA), the Loess Plateau (China), and the Thames River (UK), the article shows how successful and difficult it is to use these strategies in different situations. The conclusions demonstrate that an interdisciplinary solution based on a mixture of ecological restoration and technological innovation, as well as interagency governance, is both necessary. With this escalating pressure on water ecosystems, these strategies are a pathway to recovering and long-term sustainability of ecosystems, which will be part of ecological resilience as well as socio-economic resilience.
Keywords:
Water Ecosystems; Nature-Based Solutions; Ecosystem Restoration; Technological Innovations; Water ManagementReferences
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