Planting the future: How Reefgen’s seafloor robots aim to restore coasts
Reefgen builds robots that plant coral, seagrass and mangroves directly into the seafloor.
Reefgen builds robots that plant coral, seagrass and mangroves directly into the seafloor.
Candy Feller is a retired mangrove ecologist, entomologist and scientific illustrator, still looking after mangrove forests.
The company’s Buy One, Plant One initiative has restored coastlines in Florida and beyond
When we conserve wetlands and mangroves, we’re protecting real estate, insurance markets and local economies.
For coastal communities, natural infrastructure serves as a vital first line of defense from storm damage.
New legislation would weaken safeguards for manatees and North Atlantic right whales in the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Nature-based solutions include repairing and protecting mangroves and wetlands to manage flooding, among others.
A study by the Nature Conservancy found mangroves averted $1.5 billion in storm damage during Hurricane Irma.
Hurricanes and alterations to natural hydrology have hammered Florida’s mangroves, but they can be restored
Miami has the opportunity to embrace new technology to maintain a stable coastline
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