Estuaries

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments known as ecotone. Estuaries are subject both to marine influences such as tides, waves, and the influx of saline water and to riverine influences such as flows of freshwater and sediment. The mixing of seawater and freshwater provides high levels of nutrients both in the water column and in sediment, making estuaries among the most productive natural habitats in the …

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WGCS: Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists · 24 July 2024 English

The "Blueprint to Repair Australia's Landscapes" is a comprehensive report that outlines a strategic approach for a 30-year investment aimed at restoring the health, productivity, and resilience of Australia's natural …

improve the condition of estuaries. We can improve the health of estuaries through catchment management regeneration and repair of habitat, improving health of estuaries requires management of upstream impacts); (2) improving water quality in rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, coasts and oceans, including for the Great Barrier


WGCS: Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists · 24 July 2024 English

The Wentworth Group, together with experts from academia, government and business, has developed a Blueprint to Repair Australia’s Landscapes. The Blueprint describes a suite of 24 practical actions and investments, …

species; and (5) maintain and improve the health of estuaries (see Table 1). 2. It is possible to restore nearly improve the condition of estuaries: We can improve the health of estuaries through integrated catchment repair of habitat, while improving health of estuaries requires management of upstream impacts). (3)


World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English

Mangroves Mangrove forests are prevalent along local estuaries, notably the Buzi, Pungwe, Maria, and Chiveve


EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 26 June 2024 English

Fisheries in Europe's marine environment use different types of mobile and static fishing gears that come into contact with the seabed, including mobile bottom-contacting gears (MBCGs) towed through the water …

habitats and hotspots of biodiversity, such as estuaries and nursery areas for commercial fish and dependent


IMF: International Monetary Fund · 18 June 2024 English

Dutch financial institutions are exposed to the effects of climate change through both physical and transition risks. Physical risks are mostly represented by flood risk while transition risks are primarily …

strategically placed dams and barriers in rivers and estuaries control water levels and withstand elevated wave


IMF: International Monetary Fund · 18 June 2024 English

The Netherlands is exposed to both physical and transition risks from climate change. Due to unique geographic factors, about 60 percent of the land surface in the Netherlands is vulnerable …

strategically placed dams and barriers in rivers and estuaries control water levels and withstand elevated wave


World Bank Group · 17 June 2024 English

This report provides insights on the challenges faced by Mozambique’s aquaculture sector, with a particular focus on Southern Mozambique, and proposes actions to overcome them. After providing a snapshot of …

than 800 kilometers (km), with several mangrove estuaries (mainly in Maputo and Inhambane bays) and some production and their specific features (such as lakes, estuaries, mangroves, coastal areas, ponds, and dams);


EU: European Union · 11 June 2024 English

inland vessels in mixed traffic zones of the estuaries and sea-river traffic; (b) the definition of


EU: European Union · 10 June 2024 English

with key habitats including the Wadden Sea and estuaries which serve as vital nurseries. As they mature


EU: European Union · 4 June 2024 English

This report aims to raise awareness about the range of risks to human health associated with changes in water quantity and quality under the changing climate. It assesses our preparedness …

the continent's low-lying coastal areas and estuaries (Bednar‐Friedl et al., 2022). In the past 150


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