MainDB: Managed realignment and the reestablishment of saltmarsh habitat, Freiston Shore, UK

Title: Managed realignment and the reestablishment of saltmarsh habitat, Freiston Shore, UK
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NWPTypeOfOrganization: National/public entity; Non-governmental organization (NGO)
NWPGeographicRegion: Europe
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Good practices and lessons learned: Benefits - Such approaches can be cost effective in comparison to the cost of hard engineering solutions.
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Activities: As part of the realignment scheme, the existing sea defence was breached in three places, and a new landward lying secondary defence was strengthened. Linear drainage channels were also excavated within the site to facilitate sediment and nutrient delivery into the interior of the realignment area. The land was managed to help ensure that a range of intertidal habitats continues to be present at a range of higher sea levels.
Adaptation element: Adaptation planning and practices; Capacity building
Adaptation sector/theme: Ecosystems; Coastal areas/zones; Ecosystem-based adaptation
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Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
NWPDataSource: EbA
Description: Predicted accelerated sea-level rise poses a particular future threat to communities based along the low-lying coastline of the North Sea, as this will raise the base level for future storm surges. The project aimed to restore a large area of farmland back to coastal wetland for the purpose of coastal flood risk reduction and habitat creation.
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Further information: Submitted by, or prepared in conjunction with, the UK Government's Environment Agency.
 
RSPD. Freiston Shore: http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/seenature/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore/work.aspx
 
UK Environment Agency. Freiston Shore managed re-alignment site: https://coastalmonitoring.org/anglian/analysis_programme/
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NWPPartner: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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NWPOutcome: Restoration of 66 hectares of agricultural land into coastal saltmarsh through managed realignment of coastal defences has allowed space for the creation of intertidal habitat, which established quickly. The resultant increase in the intertidal zone has reduced the vulnerability of the area to flooding, by allowing increased flood water storage and space for wave attenuation. The coastal defence project protects 80,000ha of low-lying land, including a number of settlements.
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NWPReferences: ProAct Network 2008. The Role of Environmental Management and eco-engineering in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. Colls, A., Ash, N. and Ikkala, N (2009): https://www.preventionweb.net/files/4148_emecoengindrrcca1.pdf
 
Ecosystem-based Adaptation: a natural response to climate change. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN:  https://www.iucn.org/downloads/iucn_eba_brochure.pdf
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Last modified at 04/05/2022 04:30 by Nicholas Hamp-Adams
 
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