RESEARCH
Work Package 1
Investigate stakeholder and citizen needs and perceptions of coastal erosion and the cultural ecosystem services provided by ecosystem-based protection measures.
Work Package 2
Inventory of seagrass meadows along the coast of Mainland Tanzania, Zanzibar and Mozambique.
Work Package 3
Evaluate secondary effects on biodiversity from the interplay between the shallow coastal zone and the terrestrial environment.
Work Package 4
Identify natural locations with and without seagrass meadows and contrast the locations to study how seagrass influence sediment movement and water currents.
Work Package 5
Build numerical models to simulate the physical impact of ecosystem based coastal protection.
Work Package 6
Investigate best practise for seagrass restoration.
Work Package 7
Evaluate how seagrass restoration can lead to sustainable coastal management, to inform evidence-based decision making.