- The ‘bin-novative’ approach to rubbish that’s slashing beach litter, positive.news (Feb 16, 2023)
This article focuses on information specific to United Kingdom. Please see our Coastal community activism page for a topic overview.
Sea level rise[edit | edit source]
Societies can adapt to sea level rise in three different ways: implement managed retreat, accommodate coastal change, or protect against sea level rise through hard-construction practices like seawalls or soft approaches such as dune rehabilitation and beach nourishment. Sometimes these adaptation strategies go hand in hand, but at other times choices have to be made among different strategies. For some human environments, such as so called sinking cities, adaptation to sea level rise may be compounded by other environmental issues such as subsidence. Natural ecosystems typically adapt to rising sea levels by moving inland; however, they might not always be able to do so, due to natural or artificial barriers. W
Maps
Land projected to be below annual flood level in 2030 and beyond, coastal.climatecentral.org
Sea Level Rise, information from climatecentral.org
Resources[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Land projected to be below annual flood level in 2050, coastal.climatecentral.org
Other resources[edit | edit source]
- Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership
- No Regrets, Planning for Sea Level Rise and Climate, Change and Investing in Adaptation, A Good Practice Guide [https//www.climatesoutheast.org.uk/images/uploads/No_Regrets_August_2015.pdf climatesoutheast.org.uk]
- Protecting and sustainably using the marine environment, information from gov.uk
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News and comment[edit | edit source]
2022
- Mussel Farming Is Healing the UK’s Coastal Food Chain, reasonstobecheerful.world (Dec 22, 2022)
- Climate change: UK sea level rise speeding up - Met Office, BBC News (Jul 28, 2022)
2021
Coastal saltmarsh 'engineered' to fight climate change, Nov 11[1]...Ecological restoration Scotland
Seagrass: The plant that removes carbon 30 times faster than a rainforest, Sep 30[2]
Blue Carbon – Ocean-based solutions to fight the climate crisis outlines the importance of the UK's seas in helping the UK to reach its goal of net zero by 2050. May 4[3] The Marine Conservation Society and Rewilding Britain are calling on UK governments to adopt ocean-based solutions at pace and scale by 2030.
Ocean rewilding: England's largest seagrass restoration project begins, Apr 21[4]
2017
Penzance wins first plastic-free status award to help clean up beaches, Dec 5[5]...Cornwall
Millions of native oysters to be returned to the Solent, Apr 20[6]...Hampshire
2016
Number of plastic bags found on UK beaches falls by nearly half, Nov 22[7]
Number of England's marine conservation zones nearly doubles; new zones branded useless by expert, January 17[8]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Coastal community activism
- Climate action UK
- Localism UK
- Rural sustainability UK
- Towards sustainable economies UK
- Urban sustainability UK
local information can be found, or shared, via our many UK location pages
External links[edit | edit source]
- Living Seas, The Wildlife Trusts
- Marine Conservation Society campaigns for clean seas and beaches, sustainable fisheries, and protection of marine life. Through education, community involvement and collaboration, the Marine Conservation Society raises awareness of the many threats that face our seas and promotes individual, industry and government action to protect the marine environment. The Marine Conservation Society provides information and guidance on many aspects of marine conservation and produces the Good Fish Guide as well as involving thousands of volunteers in projects and surveys such as Beachwatch.[9] added 16:15, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
- Blue New Deal, "...stronger economies for UK coastal communities through a healthier marine environment."
- #2minutebeachclean