Coastal protection

APR 2021 | How grazing management can maximize erosion resistance of salt marshes. Video abstract by Beatriz Marin Diaz.

MAR 2021 | Making realistic wave climates in low-cost wave mesocosms: A new tool for experimental ecology and biogeomorphology presented by Eduardo Infantes.

NOV 2020 | A new generic mathematical model that can be used to answer questions and provide useful insights into the dynamics of seagrass meadows.

OCT 2020 | Nature plays a major role in coastal protection. A solution seems to have been found with the use of a new biodegradable material, BESE. > Full screen

OCT 2020 | Video abstract by Carolina Camargo for the paper Exploring sources of uncertainty in steric sea-level change estimates, Journal of Geophysical Research.

MAY 2020 | Within the Southwest Delta, many people with a heart for the region are working on successful initiatives. In this video, Tjeerd Bouma presents 'Broad dike zones'.

APR 2020 | Protect Zeeland in the future with double dikes for prosperity and safety. An explanatory video illustrates NIOZ research on coastal protection. > Full screen

APR 2020 | A nature-based solution for flood risks. This explanatory video illustrates the influence of salt marshes on flood risks. > Full screen

DEC 2018 | A model that predicts what the new tidal nature will look like in the decades following the introduction of salt Scheldt water.

NOV 2018 | Can trees truly give us a break from floods? NIOZ, Deltares and TU Delft are building the first forest ever in the largest wave-testing site in the world.

APR 2018 | Ecosystems are influenced by hydrodynamic forces originating from tidal currents and waves. We use Flume systems to study the interactions.

SEP 2017 | Climate change and human activity in flood-prone delta’s and coastlines, make finding cost-effective flood safety measures an increasingly pressing issue.

JUL 2017 | People all over the world need to prepare for future sea-level rise, particularly in low-lying countries and delta areas like the Netherlands.