Tidal marshes and mangroves are increasingly valued for nature-based mitigation of coastal
storm impacts, such as flooding and shoreline erosion hazards, which are growing due to …

Traditionally, protection of the coastal area from flooding is approached from an engineering
perspective. This approach has often resulted in negative or unforeseen impacts on local …

Coastal communities around the world face an increasing risk from flooding as a result of
rising sea level, increasing storminess and land subsidence,. Salt marshes can act as …

There is great interest in the restoration and conservation of coastal habitats for protection
from flooding and erosion. This is evidenced by the growing number of analyses and …

Exposure to coastal flooding is increasing due to growing population and economic activity.
These developments go hand-in-hand with a loss and deterioration of ecosystems …

Salt marshes are dynamic systems able to laterally expand, contract, and vertically accrete
in response to sea level rise. Here, we present the grand challenges that need to be …

The contribution of seagrasses to coastal protection is examined through the review of the
most relevant existing knowledge. Seagrasses are the largest submerged aquatic …

Macroalgae have played an important role in coastal communities for centuries. In the past,
they have been harvested and gathered from shorelines around the world for traditional …

Mangrove-mud coasts across the world erode because of uninformed management,
conversion of mangrove forests into aquaculture ponds, development of infrastructure and …

This paper analyses the effect of vegetation on wave dam** under severe storm
conditions, based on a combination of field measurements and numerical modelling. The …