Repopulation of macroalgae in areas of intensive use as an opportunity to recover environmental services in degraded spaces

Abstract

Great efforts have been made to protect ecosystems that provide valuable environmental services, and its regulatory frameworks are being constantly reviewed and improved. These efforts are concentrated on areas that can be restricted for conservation purposes. There are also efforts to recover species that constitute economic resources which a community or a specific economic activity depends on. But when it comes to ecosystems in places that support intensive uses other than the original ecosystem services, there is not a similar framework that ensures their care or restoration. A macroalgae repopulation project in areas of intensive use is presented as an opportunity to recover environmental services in degraded environmental areas, but for its success it must overcome the difficulty of not having a regulatory framework that supports that recovery. Aregulatory change that facilitates and encourages the recovery of ecosystems is an opportunity to resolve various environmental conflicts.