Predicting the benefits of legal reform for marine and coastal restoration

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Supporting Ecosystem Restoration

Predicting the benefits of legal reform for marine and coastal restoration

This project aims to build the case for legal reform to facilitate marine and coastal restoration.  This projects draws together legal research, social science, restoration science and environmental modelling to build the evidence base for why reform is needed, how reform can be done, and what difference this reform can make to ecosystem health. This will support the restoration needed to meet international restoration targets, and to secure critically important ecosystem services.

About this project

In Australia, complex legal permitting pathways have made it difficult to do coastal and marine restoration, especially across multiple habitats. However, government agencies require more information in order implement changes to permitting laws. This interdisciplinary project aims to directly fill this information gap by addressing three key questions: why is law reform needed, what should this law reform look like, and what difference will it make?

Goals/key achievements

This project is funded by the Australian Research Council as part of the Discovery Projects Scheme.

Status

Current

Project Partners

Understanding People and Nature

Research That Makes a Difference

We explore how people connect with the environment from urban green spaces to ocean reefs, and develop strategies to promote conservation stewardship and meaningful engagement with the natural world. Through citizen science, community partnerships, and innovative communication strategies, we’re working to strengthen the connections between people and nature for lasting conservation impact.