This summary is based on Crooks, S., Herr, D., Laffoley, D., Tamelander, J. and Vandever, J. 2010. New Opportunities to Regulate Climate Change through Restoration and Management of Coastal Wetlands and Marine Ecosystems. World Bank, IUCN, ESA PWA (renamed "Mitigating climate change through restoration and management of coastal wetlands and near-shore marine ecosystems: challenges and opportunities" upon publication in 2011).
Includes bibliographic references. This document is the executive summary of the technical report, "Mitigating climate change through restoration and management of coastal wetlands and near-shore marine ecosystems: challenges and opportunities" (2011), also available in the IUCN publications catalogue.