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Ecosystems Restoration in Mar Menor

Spanish government programme addressing degradation of the Mar Menor lagoon through restoration, pollution-source measures, research and public participation.

Problem

Nutrient overloading

Place

Spain

Organisations

Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge of Spain

Method

Catchment-to-lagoon restoration

Review state

EXTERNALLY VETTED

What the sources establish

1. Ecosystems Restoration in Mar Menor is recognised by the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration as a World Restoration Flagship.

   externally reviewed · strong · external review — UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration / Ecosystem Restoration Hub — Ecosystems Restoration in Mar Menor

   Limitation: UN/implementer-reported project information; not independently measured by 4PLANET.

   Limitation: World Restoration Flagship status is external review, not 4PLANET verification.

   Limitation: Area under restoration is a source-reported programme metric and is not silently converted into ecological outcome.

2. The UN profile reports 8,770 hectares under restoration and a 8,770 hectare restoration goal for 2030.

   source checked · source reported · reported not independently verified — UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration / Ecosystem Restoration Hub — Ecosystems Restoration in Mar Menor

   Limitation: UN/implementer-reported project information; not independently measured by 4PLANET.

   Limitation: World Restoration Flagship status is external review, not 4PLANET verification.

   Limitation: Area under restoration is a source-reported programme metric and is not silently converted into ecological outcome.

What this record does not establish

4PLANET has not reviewed this project under its own method. No 4PLANET partnership, funding or verified ecological outcome is recorded.

Sources

• hub.decadeonrestoration.org

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