Nearly 40 percent of the world's people live along coasts. We can lower risks from erosion and storm surges by helping them work with nature.
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Restoring the Mississippi River Delta
Why: Coastal Louisiana, a vital economic engine, is losing land. Every 100 minutes, a football field of land disappears into open water.
How: We’re helping Louisiana embark on the largest-ever coastal restoration program, guided by science and made possible by bipartisan collaboration, to rebuild land and provide storm protection.
Using nature to help strengthen coastal protection
Why: Our coasts have largely been stripped of their natural protections under the pressures of erosion, development – and now, rising seas.
How: We’re showing coastal planners and decision makers how “natural infrastructure” – such as dunes and barrier islands – can lessen damage and complement manmade protection, such as levees.
Finding innovative ways to finance coastal resilience
Why: Natural defenses can save millions of dollars, so communities need more options for financing such projects.
How: We're exploring a variety of approaches, including a special kind of bond to support wetland restoration efforts in coastal Louisiana and, potentially, other flood-prone areas.
Updates on our coastal work
Check out these recent posts from the Delta Dispatches and Growing Returns blogs, written by experts at EDF and our partner organizations.
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