BIODIVERSITY AWARD
WINNER 2022
Sydney Institute of Marine Science Living Seawalls Bring Marine Developments Back To Life
Through innovative design that combines ecological and engineering know-how, a team at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science and Reef Design Lab is reviving marine life on concrete coastlines globally.
Website: livingseawalls.com.au/
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Structures such as seawalls, pilings, and pontoons are built in growing numbers for shoreline protection, recreational activities, energy generation and to facilitate communications. These structures destroy and replace natural habitats, and can modify the surrounding sea-floor, often with negative consequences for biodiversity and the ecosystem services, on which humans rely, such as maintenance of clean water and fisheries production.
