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The decline of mangrove forests worldwide is concerning because these ecosystems offer crucial benefits for both nature and people. They boost biodiversity, shield coastlines, store carbon, and support local fisheries. In the Caribbean, mangroves have suffered in the past twenty years from coastal development, population growth, and climate change. This
Adaptation has become the centre of Small Island States’ (SIS) political response to cope with the impacts of climate change. Efforts to mainstream coastal adaptation policy among different sectors and improved access to international funds to meet adaptation costs have led to an increase in the number of adaptation projects. For
On 17 and 18 May, Nice took part in the annual meeting of MaCoBioS, a European programme for the protection of marine coastal ecosystems, organised by the Institut Océanographique Paul Ricard (IOPR) on the island of Les Embiez.
People have long benefitted from marine and coastal ecosystems. But despite this many marine and coastal ecosystems are degrading or disappearing from many places around the world. Nature-based Solutions (NBS) aim to provide societal and ecological benefits by recognising the vital role of nature to help address societal challenges, including