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… colonies of tiny coral polyps. Home to a quarter of all marine species, and providers of eco-tourism livelihoods, … US$ 1 million a year on restoring reefs at the Folkestone Marine Park on the west coast of Barbados could lower annual … floods, they can spread and store flood water over a wide area, reducing damage downstream. 4. Inland deltas When …

… of time, we can designate flood- and storm-prone areas as protected wetlands to strengthen nature’s own buffer. The Biosphere Reserve of the Saloum Delta in Senegal is an area of estuaries, lakes and marshes. It controls flooding … Lanka where offshore coral reefs are protected through a marine park, the damage from the 2004 tsunami extended just …