Flood mitigation services

Coastal protection services are the ecosystem contributions of linear elements in the seascape, for instance coral reefs, sand banks, dunes or mangrove ecosystems along the shore, in protecting the shore and thus mitigating the impacts of tidal surges or storms on local communities. This is a final ecosystem service. River flood mitigation services are the ecosystem contributions of riparian vegetation which provides structure and a physical barrier to high water levels and thus mitigates the impacts of floods on local communities. River flood mitigation services will be supplied together with peak flow mitigation services in providing the benefit of flood protection. This is a final ecosystem service.

Benefits:

Reduction of damages, avoided costs, and avoided sediment pollution.

Ecosystem service:

Flood mitigation services

Natural capital:

Structural and biotic integrity
Land geomorphology

Ecosystem components and types:

Mechanisms of change in state:

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