Scoping (including areal extent of coastal and marine habitats) | | | X | Located in the southwestern part of Fujian Province, Jiulong River is the second largest river in Fujian Province with a total length of 1923 kilometers and a watershed catchment area of about 14,700 square kilometers, accounting for 12% of the total area of Fujian Province. |
Areal extent of damaged/degraded habitats | | X | | No information |
Areal extent of healthy and resilient habitats | | X | | No information |
Proposals/Action plans to restore damaged/degraded habitats | | X | | In the Jiulong River and Xiamen Bay Ecosystem Management Strategic Action Plan, the following actions are proposed for implementation: 1) strengthening management capacity in coordination, legislation, sustainable financing and monitoring; 2) mitigating pollutants through infrastructure, proper livestock management, agriculture pollution control, introduction of total allowable pollutant loading system, 3) ecosystem restoration and protection including protection sources of drinking water and disaster management, 4) public awareness raising, and 5) strengthening scientific and technologic support capacity. |
Restoration program(s) | | X | | Jiulong River Watershed Ecological Compensation Project (2016)
Ecological Environment Rehabilitation Project for Dongku District of Jiulong River and Beixi River
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Benefits (social, economic, ecological)
- Addressing/reducing CCA/DRR risks
- Harmonizing access to marine space by established economic sectors
- Assessing costs and benefits to clearly understand socio-economic and ecological trade-offs
- Extending governance principles to be more inclusive to weaker disadvantaged sector, addressing issues of tenure and use-based access rights | | | | 1) Reduce the risk of disaster (stormy waves)
2) Improve the eco-environment of estuary and bay
3) Mitigate climate change
4) Enhance the biodiversity of intertidal and subtidal zone
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