Coasts

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We all have a responsibility to look after the 18,000 km of coastline surrounding the UK.

AN ISLAND NATION

With one of the longest national coastlines in Europe, our seas are home to thousands of marine species, providing us with resources from fish to renewable marine energy (UK Parliament Post, 2020).

SENSATIONAL SEAGRASS

Seagrass can capture carbon from the atmosphere up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforest; in fact, mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass meadows can store far more carbon per hectare than most terrestrial ecosystems (IPCC, 2019).

Marine meadows protect coastlines from erosion and shelter important species and their nurseries (IPCC, 2019).

RESTORATIVE OYSTERS

Established oyster reefs improve water quality, remove nitrogen, sequester carbon and boost biodiversity under the sea (Howie, 2021).

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Projects you can support

Restore native oysters

 

Conserve and restore marine meadows

 

Maintain coastal paths