Identifying and overcoming barriers to coastal and marine habitat restoration and Nature based Solutions in Australia

National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub Project 3.7

There is an increasing need for and investment in coastal and marine restoration around Australia to help manage habitat and biodiversity loss, water quality, coastal inundation and erosion, and blue carbon assets. These projects are undertaken by a range of Commonwealth, State and Local government agencies, NGOs, and community groups, and range across different habitat types and scale. However, a number of barriers currently preclude widespread uptake and implementation of habitat restoration and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Australia. This project focusses on:

• Policy and legislative barriers
• Engineering adoption of Nature-based solutions
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusion and co-design.

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