Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
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Institute for Sea Research

Nature-based defense

Flood-prone delta’s and coastlines are forcing mankind to take effective measures to prevent flooding. Natural ecosystems may attenuate wind and waves, reduce storm surges and prevent coastal erosion.  We offer Building with Nature expertise, in combining safety functions with natural value.

Nature-based coastal defense
Nature-based coastal defense
Project | Experimental and field work on individual mangrove seedlings at one of the largest and urban deltas in the world: the Pearl River Delta.
BE-SAFE
BE-SAFE
Project | Promising Building with Nature (BwN) solutions for flood protection, such as vegetated foreshores, inherently have a dynamic nature.
All-RISK
All-RISK
Project | The aim is to address key knowledge gaps in order to implement the new risk standards in the Dutch flood protection program.
FAST
FAST
Project | Sea level rise, climate change and increasing coastal populations, demands innovative approaches towards coastal management.
SCENES
SCENES
Project | Local sea-level trends are most important for shallow ecosystems because they have to keep up with the large relative sea-level change.
MUDMOTOR
MUDMOTOR
Experiment | Within the Building with Nature programme on Wadden Sea Harbours, an experiment is conducted with disposal of dredged sediment.
STW-Nature coast
STW-Nature coast
Study | Understanding and managing large-scale coastal systems as a basis for sustainable organisation of delta's is a social challenge worldwide.

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