Lake Urmia - Iran

Ecosystem-based Management (EbM) is an adaptive approach to management, ensuring the coexistence of healthy, functioning ecosystems with human communities. This management structure differs from others in that it uses a holistic approach to management, incorporating an ecosystem perspective, of which people are an integral part of the program. The goals of EbM integration within Lake Urmia is to conserve, maintain, and restore lake ecosystem and its watersheds so it can become healthy, productive, and restore its resiliency while being able to deliver the resources people want and need. EbM provides an excellent framework for collaborative science and evidence-based co-participatory management that is adaptive and driven by measurable objectives.