Lagoons for Life - The role of Earth Observation in supporting holistic coastal lagoon management
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: This White Paper emphasises the urgent need to address the data, knowledge, and management gaps surrounding coastal lagoons. It highlights the applicability of Earth Observation (EO) as a transformative tool for advancing holistic and sustainable lagoon management. EO can provide critical insights into the physical, ecological, and social dimensions of coastal lagoons, addressing limitations in current approaches and complementing other data sources. The paper also identifies the challenges associated with EO technologies, including the need for algorithm validation, data standardisation, and enabling data accessibility to under-resourced regions, and provides a set of bullet points with further recommendations. Overall, the White Paper argues that coastal lagoons, with their distinctive characteristics and critical role in ecosystems and communities, demand global attention.
Authors: Politi, Eirini, Casal, Gema, Scheurch, Mark, Le Tissier, Martin, Nayak, Prateep Kumar, Cristina, Sónia, Beechinor, Greg, El Mahrad, Badr, Groom, Steve, Lawford, Richard, Huth, Juliane, Zogaris, Stamatis, Brito, Ana C., Cecconi, Giovanni, Paterson, Shona K., Marcos, Concepción, Pérez-Ruzafa, Angel, Brando, Vittorio, Giardino, Claudia, Leinenkugel, Patrick
Institutions: Brockmann Consult (Germany), Centro Oceanográfico de A Coruña, University of Lincoln, University of Waterloo, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, University of Algarve, University College Cork, Mohammed V University, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, University of North Dakota, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, University of Lisbon, Brunel University of London, Universidad de Murcia, National Research Council
Language: English
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6968484241
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