The Green Deal project REST-COAST funded by the EU Horizon2020 programme, demonstrates that large-scale restoration of river deltas, estuaries and coastal lagoons is necessary to sustain the delivery of vital ecosystem services (ESS).
Under the leadership of the Technical University of Catalonia, the 37 partnering organisations have centred their goals around the project’s nine Pilot Sites. Representing coastal areas across nine locations through Europe and Israel, these demonstration sites serve to demonstrate that large-scale coastal restoration is not only possible but vital for the adaptation to climate change.
The restoration of vulnerable coastal ecosystems, such as wetlands, dunes, or seagrass beds requires the overcoming of technical, economic, governance and social barriers to restoration upscaling. REST-COAST will reinstate the perturbated river-to-coast connectivity and increase the resilience and delivery of coastal ecosystem services, for which the pilot sites will provide ample opportunity under present and future climate scenarios. The nine Pilots represent vulnerability hotspots for the main EU regional seas (Baltic, Black, North Atlantic and the Mediterranean). Through engaging communication activities REST-COAST shall increase the commitment of citizens, stakeholders and policymakers towards long-term maintenance of coastal restoration.
Further information about REST-COAST can be found on the project’s website. Find the project also on X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Additional materials:
- There is a fact sheet, specifically tailored for each of the nine pilot sites. If you find these interesting, you can access them here.
- You could also explore the project’s videos, each explaining the restoration activities carried out in the different project locations.