Wetland Conservation and Ecological Restoration, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Since the onset of the Anthropocene, humanity's capacity to modify the environment, as well as our already existing impact on it, has dramatically increased. While these modifications have secured resources that are essential for socioeconomic development, they have also exacerbated ecological and environmental problems. The wetland environment is one of the systems most intimately connected with human society, making it particularly susceptible to severe stress from human activities. In the 21st century, wetland-related issues—manifesting in phenomena such as water quality deterioration, eutrophication, water body depletion, and loss of aquatic biodiversity—have alarmed the global community. These challenges are now prevalent worldwide, prompting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6) to emphasize water safety.

To mitigate such negative impacts, a growing number of wetland restoration projects have been undertaken in recent years. Ecologists, biologists, and environmentalists have been working on finding more effective solutions to restore degraded wetland ecosystems on a global scale. The concepts of “nature-based solutions”, “adaptive management”, and “ecological networks” offer better prospects, and are now being used to reframe wetland restoration around the critical uncertainties reduction, climate change adaptation, and mitigation strategies. As the world enters the United Nations’ Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), countries and organizations around the world will pay more attention to the innovations around ecological restoration to ensure that restoration delivers social and ecological coordination and, ultimately, sustainable development.

Therefore, we invite you to contribute recent studies on the ecohydrological processes, environmental effects, and integrated regulation in wetland ecosystems related to wetland conservation and management. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Key ecological processes in wetlands and their implications for restoration;
2. Nature-based solutions in wetlands;
3. Wetland ecological risks and management;
4. Wetland biodiversity conservation;
5. Wetland pollution and control;
6. Improvements of wetland ecological functions;
7. Wetland conservation and restoration;
8. Effects of climate change on wetlands, and response strategies;
9. Protection and management of wetland ecological networks.

Dr. Qing Wang
Dr. Tian Xie
Dr. Jiakai Liu
Guest Editors

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