It is a pleasure to welcome Emily Ross from the Stronger Shores project. Emily is a Project Delivery Officer at South Tyneside Council, who works with partners across the North East to help restore our oceans and precious coastline.
Passionate about marine conservation and climate change, Emily has a background in community engagement. In her role, Emily covers all areas of the project with a focus on community participation.
The Stronger Shores project is led by South Tyneside Council and funded by Defra as part of the £150m Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme, which is managed by the Environment Agency to develop and test new approaches to resilience tailored to local communities. The aim of the project is to explore how marine habitats such as seagrass meadows, kelp forests and oyster reefs can help to reduce erosion, stabilise shorelines, and support wildlife.
Through Stronger Shores, a network of experts will test new restoration approaches to better understand how these habitats can benefit communities in the North East and beyond.
The project is supported by: Newcastle University, University of Plymouth, Tees Rivers Trust, The North Sea Wildlife Trusts, Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Groundwork North East & Cumbria (GWNEC).
You can find out more about the project by visiting the Stronger Shores website at www.strongershores.com or by following the project on social media @StrongerShores.