Restore our Coasts
Ocean Decade ID : 42.5
Focus Area 3: Solutions for integrated coastal management
Lead Institution
Lead Institution Contact Person
Godwell Nhamo – nhamog@unisa.ac.za
List of Partner Institutions
- Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
- Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP)
- PLOCAN (Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias)
- University of Tuscia
- University of Ghana
- CCMAR, University of Algarve
- Ocean Best Practices System
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
- OGS
- WWF Mediterranean
- SOCIB
- US Geological Survey
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- IOCARIBE, TAC
- Geophysical Peruvian Institute
- Universidad Cientifica del Sur
- ISER CARIBE
- Coral Restoration Consortium
- Corals for Conservation
- Hokkaido University
- University of Palermo
- Humboldt II Project
Countries where the project will be implemented
Chile, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Türkiye, United States of America (USA)
Summary
Restore our Coasts will address coastal restoration and resilience holistically by delivering new solutions for ecosystem restoration and management through a multidisciplinary approach that integrates in-situ observations, use of numerical models for forecasting, economic analyses and projected social impact. The approach will inform the application of site-specific nature-based solutions such as coral reef reintroduction, seagrass and mangroves restoration. Passive restoration measures removing sources of disturbance, such as establishment of marine protected areas, will also be considered. Co-design and continuous stakeholder and user collaboration at Pilot Sites in more than 14 nations, will be an important element to ensure that solutions are co-designed to support community and coastal resilience. Private, government and community representatives will be engaged. Special emphasis will be on developing sustainable and replicable practices that live beyond the project’s lifespan.