by Coastal Resilience | Oct 28, 2016 | News, Story
The Nature Conservancy is now partnering with the County of Santa Barbara and the Cities of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and Goleta on Coastal Resilience Santa Barbara. The project will model, map, and plan for the future impacts of sea level rise and other pertinent...
by Coastal Resilience | Oct 28, 2016 | Story
Contributed by Sarah Woodhouse Murdock – Director, U.S. Climate Change Adaptation Policy, The Nature Conservancy The U.S. Office of the President has released the recommendations of the President’s State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate...
by Coastal Resilience | Oct 28, 2016 | News, Story
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT HERE The role of mangroves in protecting our coasts against natural hazards such as storms, tsunamis and coastal erosion has been widely acknowledged. Even so, the level of protection provided by mangroves remains subject to debate. Can mangroves...
by Coastal Resilience | Oct 28, 2016 | News, Story
November, 2014 Contributed by Adam Whelchel, Ph.D. Director of Science, Connecticut Chapter, The Nature Conservancy There is a universal recognition by coastal and inland communities in Connecticut and elsewhere that natural infrastructure – wetlands and forests...
by Coastal Resilience | Oct 28, 2016 | News, Story
The U.S. White House recently released a new research agenda to further advance the science behind valuing the benefits of coastal ecosystems in a report titled, “Ecosystem-service Assessment: Research Needs for Coastal Green Infrastructure.” The report details the...
by Coastal Resilience | Oct 28, 2016 | New Jersey, Story
Even New Jersey-born internet entrepreneur Barry Schuler knows that sometimes the best technology is the oldest around. “Nature has provided us a spectacular toolbox,” the ex-AOL chairman said, and he could not be more correct. And as we face unprecedented threats to...
