New Publication on Coastal Resilience!

Hernan, G., [...], Tavecchia, G., [...], Santangeli, A., [...] and Stelzenmüller, V. 2026. Coastal Resilience in a Changing World: Lessons, Gaps, and Pathways Forward". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, vol. 107, no. 9. E2326–E2336 https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-26-0238.1

 

The 4th-5th of November the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, UIB/CSIC) hosted the International Symposium Coastal Resilience: Mitigating Threats for Healthy Oceans, bringing together more than 50 participants from over 15 international institutions. 

The symposium fostered interdisciplinary discussions on the main challenges facing coastal ecosystems, identifying key knowledge gaps, barriers, and innovative research directions to help define future scientific priorities and inform research investment. The article at https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-26-0238.1 is the Meeting Report.

 

 

 

New Publication on rewilding !

Perino, A., Pereira, H.M., [..], Cortés-Avizanda,A.,[...] and Wheeler, H.C., 2019. Rewilding complex ecosystems. Science 364, DOI: 10.1126/science.aav5570 

Abstract: The practice of rewilding has been both promoted and criticized in recent years. Benefits include flexibility to react to environmental change and the promotion of opportunities for society to reconnect with nature. Criticisms include the lack of a clear conceptualization of rewilding, insufficient knowledge about possible outcomes, and the perception that rewilding excludes people from landscapes. Here, we present a framework for rewilding that addresses these concerns. We suggest that rewilding efforts should target trophic complexity, natural disturbances, and dispersal as interacting processes that can improve ecosystem resilience and maintain biodiversity. We propose a structured approach to rewilding projects that includes assessment of the contributions of nature to people and the social-ecological constraints on restoration.