Lee, E M, Brunsden, D, Roberts, H, Jewell, S and McInnes, R (2001) Restoring biodiversity to soft cliffs. Technical Report. English Nature, Peterborough, UK.
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Summary
A no net loss policy for maritime cliff and slope habitats is unlikely to be successful, under the current legislation and policy framework. This is because the future demand for new coast protection schemes is predicted to exceed the availability of potential 'free-up' sites.
A survey of coast protection authorities has revealed that the future coast protection demand and 'free-up' for the South and East coasts of England can be expected to be: - a demand for some 22km of new coast protection works, mainly on the North Norfolk and North Yorkshire coast - the potential for freeing-up of 14km of currently protected cliffline, at some 16-18 sites.
This suggests that there would be a net loss of around 8km of maritime cliff and slope habitat over the next 50 years, compared with the current extent of the resource.
Although it is likely that there are many sites where it might be uneconomic to continue defending in the future, there are significant constraints to their delivery as actual restoration sites. These constraints include legal issues, health and safety issues, local political pressures and attitudes, potential environmental impacts and the limited availability of resources.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Technical Report) |
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| Additional Information: | This report was prepared under an English Nature research contract 'Establishment of the scope for restoring biodiversity to soft cliff systems affected by coastal defence or other engineering works.' The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and not necessarily of English Nature. |
| Subjects: | Coastal natural environment > Coastal organisms Coastal management > Coastal biodiversity management > Wildlife protection |
| Deposited By: | Manuela de los Rios |
| Deposited On: | 29 Jun 2006 |
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