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RESTORE the Sinking Shore: mini-documentary showing how Indonesia battles coastal erosion by Building with Nature

We are experiencing a dangerous decline in nature: one million species are threatened with extinction, soils are turning infertile and water sources are drying up. […]

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RESTORE: The Sinking Shore

Over 7 million people are facing alternating droughts & heavy rains in Central America, leading to food insecurity & migration. Watch how farmers are fighting […]

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Technical Guideline ‘Building Sustainable Aquaculture through Coastal Field Schools’

Meaningful participation of local stakeholders, especially local communities, is key to successfully  Implementing and optimising any Building with Nature solution. In line with this principle […]

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Webinar series & guidelines: Creating sustainable mangrove aquaculture landscapes

Expanding shrimp aquaculture has been one of the main drivers of the loss of mangrove forests worldwide. Consequently, tropical mud coastlines have become vulnerable to […]

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Indonesia builds on Building with Nature experience to accelerate climate adaptation

On November 19th, Indonesia showed itself as a pioneer in embracing the Building with Nature approach to help protect their eroding coastline. In a virtual event the Indonesian […]

Publication

Technical Guidelines ‘Associated Mangrove Aquaculture Farms’

This technical guideline discusses Associated Mangrove Aquaculture systems, in which part of an aquaculture pond is given up to make space for riverine mangroves. This […]

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Annual newsletter Building with Nature Indonesia

The year 2019 has been pivotal for mainstreaming the Building with Nature approach in Indonesia and to move beyond a pilot in Demak. The project […]

Blog

Building with Nature project in Central Java inspires students, media and governments

Over the past 3 months, the Building with Nature project site in Demak District has been visited by several universities, media and government officials. The […]

Blog

Building with Nature: scaling solutions to flood threats across Asia

With the impacts of climate change growing, Asia’s coastal areas are increasingly vulnerable to disasters such as floods, typhoons and tsunamis. In the run up […]

Blog

Innovative aquaculture experiment supporting mangrove recovery ready for wider uptake by farmers

Expanding shrimp aquaculture in South East Asia has been one of the main drivers of mangrove loss in the world. The PASMI project, which supports […]