Best Practices for Restoring and Rehabilitating Ecosystem Services in Wetlands: Examples from the United States

The restoration and rehabilitation of ecosystems (and their services) is an important approach in ensuring sustainable management of wetlands. There is a need to understand different restorative and adaptive management measures to be able to choose the “best approach”. Examples of disturbance to wetlands include the construction of drainage ditches, canals, water diversion systems, dams, dikes, and roads. Among the most widely-used management strategies are the establishment of protected wetland areas, adaptive management (e.g., invasive species management, moist soil management, cooperative farming agreements, etc.), and restoration using nature-based solutions. Different cases are shared in this session.