Mangrove health: A review of functions, threats, and challenges associated with mangrove management practices

H Akram, S Hussain, P Mazumdar, KO Chua, TE Butt… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mangroves stand out as one of the most diverse and biologically significant natural systems
in the world. Playing critical roles in maintaining the health and productivity of coastal …

Small Island Developing States under threat by rising seas even in a 1.5° C warming world

MI Vousdoukas, P Athanasiou, A Giardino… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have long been recognized as some of the
planet's most vulnerable areas to climate change, notably to rising sea levels and coastal …

Demonstrating the value of beaches for adaptation to future coastal flood risk

A Toimil, IJ Losada, M Álvarez-Cuesta… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cost-effective coastal flood adaptation requires a realistic valuation of losses, costs and
benefits considering the uncertainty of future flood projections and limited resources for …

Evidence-based target setting informs blue carbon strategies for nationally determined contributions

KK Arkema, JMS Delevaux, JM Silver… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
The magnitude and pace of global climate change demand ambitious and effective
implementation of nationally determined contributions (NDCs). Nature-based solutions …

The impacts of tidal wetland loss and coastal development on storm surge damages to people and property: A Hurricane Ike case-study

Z Al-Attabi, Y Xu, G Tso, S Narayan - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Coastal wetlands protect communities during hurricanes by reducing storm surge flooding
and damages. Previous studies have quantified surge reduction benefits of wetlands, but …

Is rationality or herd more conducive to promoting farmers to protect wetlands? A hybrid interactive simulation

H Wang, L Qiu, Z Chen, F Li, P Jiang, A Zhang, X Nie - Habitat International, 2022 - Elsevier
Within the cultural context of “guanxi” in China, it is particularly challenging to develop a
framework capable to capture the complexity and adaptability of farmers facing conflicts …

Insights from the 2-year-long human confinement experiment in Grand Cayman reveal the resilience of coral reef fish communities

JV Johnson, AD Chequer, G Goodbody-Gringley - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In March 2020, the world went into lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus
(SARS-CoV-2), with immediate impacts on wildlife across ecosystems. The strict 2-year long …

Experimental and numerical investigation of wave-induced dynamics of emergent flexible vegetation

K Yin, S Xu, W Huang, M Lin - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding and modeling the dynamics of flexible vegetation is fundamental to
investigating wave attenuation by flexible vegetation, which is fast becoming an essential …

The value of marsh restoration for flood risk reduction in an urban estuary

R Taylor-Burns, C Lowrie, B Tehranirad, J Lowe… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The use of nature-based solutions (NBS) for coastal climate adaptation has broad and
growing interest, but NBS are rarely assessed with the same rigor as traditional engineering …

Addressing the climate adaptation tracking gap: an assessment method and its application to the Caribbean region

C Laurent, VKE Duvat - Regional Environmental Change, 2024 - Springer
This article addresses the climate adaptation tracking gap. Indeed, we still ignore the
intensity, nature, spatial distribution, effectiveness, and recent evolution of adaptation efforts …