The estuary and surrounding dunes have eroded significantly the last decades, leading to a changed biodiversity and steepening of the coastal profile. Climate change is expected to increase coastal erosion, threatening flooding of the surrounding land and cities. Natural biodiversity is impacted by present coastal protection, which includes more than 100 year old groins. Ensuring sustainable socio-economic development (e.g. eco-tourism), restoring nature on the long-term by enhancing knowledge and creating maintenance plans for upscaling sand nourishments, while improving flood protection (extending/restoring groins).
