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•This special issue is on large-scale sustainable landscapes/catchments.•Many of 25-papers began at EcoSummit 2016, Montpellier France.•Case studies are from North America, Europe, and South America.
This editorial describes a 25-paper special issue that began with a symposium at EcoSummit 2016 in Montpellier France in August/September 2016 with a focus on ecological engineering principles applied to the development of large-scale sustainable landscapes and catchments. The papers are divided into the following categories: watershed management (3 papers); wetland creation and restoration (5 papers); monitoring wetlands (3 papers); lake management (2 papers); restoration of wetland and terrestrial landscapes (6 papers); public health (2 papers); and ecotechnological solutions (4 papers). Some of these case studies are purposeful application of ecological engineering principles; others happened or are happening naturally through self-design. Several of the presentations focus on ecological engineering that involves scales of thousands of hectares or even larger catchments to solve ecological and environmental problems. Case studies are presented by scientists and engineering from North America, Europe, and South America.
