Oceanographic and Ecological data for Nature-based coastal protection in Tunisia (ORIENTATE-TN)

Oceanographic and Ecological data for Nature-based coastal protection in Tunisia (ORIENTATE-TN)

Oceanographic and Ecological data for Nature-based coastal protection in Tunisia (ORIENTATE-TN) 1500 671 Ocean Decade

Lead institution:

Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI), Germany; University of Sfax, Tunisia

The overall objective is to provide sustainable, cost-effective data and an ecologically sound alternative to facilitate the adaptive governance of erosion risk in Tunisia’s most vulnerable coastal areas. 

The project will be carried out through a living lab approach involves cost-effective intertidal seagrass transplantation. Pilot sites will be used to monitor if this Nature-based solution approach could protect the coastline against further erosion processes. This project aims to serve as a blueprint for other beaches and coastal areas in Tunisia. 

Start Date: 2022
End Date: 2025

Lead Contacts: Karen Wiltshire (Karen.Wiltshire@awi.de), Eva-Maria Brodte (eva-maria.brodte@awi.de), Lobna Boudaya (lobna.boudaya@fss.usf.tn) and Lassad Neifar (lassad.neifar@fss.usf.tn)

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