Sentences with phrase «efforts in coastal communities»

These visualization tools can be used to improve understanding of potential impacts from sea level rise and assist planning efforts in coastal communities.

Not exact matches

Maine EPSCoR Assessment and Guidance On March 12th, RCP completed an assessment of the University of Maine's Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET)- a statewide effort to develop a transdisciplinary understanding of how social - environmental systems (SES) interact with sustainable ecological aquaculture (SEA) in Maine's coastal communities and ecosystems.

In Nusa Lembongan, a small island southeast of Bali, local communities have been quietly nurturing their mangroves, not only as part of a larger effort to preserve coastal resources, but also as a way to develop ecotourism on the island.

One modest example is the lack of substantial effort to retrofit or replace hundreds of schools in the state of Oregon that engineers have identified as likely or nearly certain to collapse when the next inevitable great earthquake is triggered along the region's Cascadia fault (there are struggles to prepare coastal communities for the inevitable tsunami, as well).

The film will focus on the efforts of marine scientists at the Carmabi Research Institute to foster a culture of conservation in coastal fishing communities and land developers.

In order to protect human development and beachside communities from the destructive impacts of climate changes, management efforts in many cases center on coastal fortification, a reactionary approach which can include one or more of the following: seawall, groin, and jetty construction, beach re-nourishment, and inshore artificial reefs [4In order to protect human development and beachside communities from the destructive impacts of climate changes, management efforts in many cases center on coastal fortification, a reactionary approach which can include one or more of the following: seawall, groin, and jetty construction, beach re-nourishment, and inshore artificial reefs [4in many cases center on coastal fortification, a reactionary approach which can include one or more of the following: seawall, groin, and jetty construction, beach re-nourishment, and inshore artificial reefs [4].

In Indonesia, local community leaders are spearheading mangrove conservation efforts after understanding the ability of mangroves to protect their coastal homes and livelihoods.